1807 - 1892
Son of David Lyon senior (q.v.), who left him £100,000. He himself left £162,009 18s 10d on his death in 1892. Briefly MP for Seaford at the end of the unreformed House of Commons, when he opposed the Reform Bill: he later reappeared as 'a free trader and a Liberal' in standing unsuccessfully for Marylebone in 1859.
National Probate Calendar 1892; http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/lyon-william-1807-1892 [accessed 18/09/2017].
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Louisa Maria Sporle
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Children
3s
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Political (1) |
MP
election →
Seaford Sussex
1831 - 1832 |
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Brothers
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Son → Father
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Brothers
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'William Lyon', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146653819 [accessed 8th November 2024].
