William Lee Lyons | |
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26th Mayor of Louisville | |
In office May 12, 1890 – August 1890 | |
Preceded by | Charles Donald Jacob |
Succeeded by | Henry S. Tyler |
Personal details | |
Born | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | June 3, 1857
Died | June 2, 1911 Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. | (aged 53)
Resting place |
Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Belle Clay (
m. 1882) |
Children | 4 |
Occupation | Stockbroker |
William L. Lyons (June 3, 1857 – June 2, 1911) was mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, from 1890 to 1891.
William L. Lyons was born on June 3, 1857, in Louisville, Kentucky to H. J. Lyons, a banker in Louisville. He was educated at Highland Military Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts. [1]
At the age of 21, Lyons worked in the brokerage business. [1] He then worked as a clerk for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. In 1881 he became a senior member of his father's investment firm, which eventually became Hilliard Lyons.[ citation needed] He served as president of the Louisville Stock Exchange for three years prior to 1907. He moved to New York for a year and a half before returning to Louisville. [1]
He served on Louisville's common council representing the fifth ward in the lower board. He was chairman of the Board of Public Safety under mayor Charles P. Weaver. [1] He served as mayor pro tem of Louisville for four months when the ailing mayor Charles Donald Jacob went overseas for treatment. [1][ citation needed]
Lyons married Belle Clay, daughter of Samuel Clay and sister of Judge Rogers Clay and Bishop Clay, in 1882. They had four children: Clay, Mrs. Owsley Brown, W. L. Lyons Jr. and Mary. [1]
Lyons died on June 2, 1911, at the Pennoyer Sanitarium in Kenosha, Wisconsin. [1] He was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.
William Lee Lyons | |
---|---|
26th Mayor of Louisville | |
In office May 12, 1890 – August 1890 | |
Preceded by | Charles Donald Jacob |
Succeeded by | Henry S. Tyler |
Personal details | |
Born | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | June 3, 1857
Died | June 2, 1911 Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. | (aged 53)
Resting place |
Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Belle Clay (
m. 1882) |
Children | 4 |
Occupation | Stockbroker |
William L. Lyons (June 3, 1857 – June 2, 1911) was mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, from 1890 to 1891.
William L. Lyons was born on June 3, 1857, in Louisville, Kentucky to H. J. Lyons, a banker in Louisville. He was educated at Highland Military Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts. [1]
At the age of 21, Lyons worked in the brokerage business. [1] He then worked as a clerk for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. In 1881 he became a senior member of his father's investment firm, which eventually became Hilliard Lyons.[ citation needed] He served as president of the Louisville Stock Exchange for three years prior to 1907. He moved to New York for a year and a half before returning to Louisville. [1]
He served on Louisville's common council representing the fifth ward in the lower board. He was chairman of the Board of Public Safety under mayor Charles P. Weaver. [1] He served as mayor pro tem of Louisville for four months when the ailing mayor Charles Donald Jacob went overseas for treatment. [1][ citation needed]
Lyons married Belle Clay, daughter of Samuel Clay and sister of Judge Rogers Clay and Bishop Clay, in 1882. They had four children: Clay, Mrs. Owsley Brown, W. L. Lyons Jr. and Mary. [1]
Lyons died on June 2, 1911, at the Pennoyer Sanitarium in Kenosha, Wisconsin. [1] He was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.