About William C. Lyon
Lived 1841 – 1908 (aged 67). William C. Lyon was an American politician and journalist.
William Cotter Lyon (July 7, 1841 – September 24, 1908) was an American Republican politician who served as the 20th lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1888 to 1890 under Governor Joseph B. Foraker.
Lyon was born July, 1841 at Homer Township, Medina County, Ohio. His mother died in Michigan in 1847, and his father was murdered in Putnam County, Ohio in 1853. He was left at age twelve to care for himself and his younger orphan siblings. He learned the shoemaker's trade, educated himself and sometimes attended the Seville Academy. He was not re-nominated in 1889. He died in 1908.
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William C. Lyon was born on 7 July 1841 in Homer Township.
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William C. Lyon died on 24 September 1908 in Ohio.
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William C. Lyon was a politician and journalist.
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