John Lyon (lord mayor)
Sir John Lyon | |
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| Born | 1514 |
| Died | 7 September 1564 (aged 49–50) |
Resting place | Bucklersbury, London |
| Occupations | Landowner and politician |
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| Parent(s) | Thomas Lyons [sic] of Perivale, Middlesex (father) |
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| Family | Lyons family |
Sir John Lyon (or Lyons; c. 1514–1564) was an English armigerous landowner who served as Lord Mayor of London from October 1554 until 1555.
Family
He was born circa 1514 to Thomas Lyons [sic] of Perivale, Middlesex, who was a descendant of the Middlesex branch of the Lyons family of Warkworth, Northamptonshire.[1][2]
His first cousin was the yeoman landowner John Lyon (died 1592),[2][3] who was the founder of Harrow School, after whom The John Lyon School, and The John Lyon's Charity, and a Harrow School house, Lyon's, are named.[4][5][6]
Life
He resided at Bucklersbury, London, where he was buried at St. Styth's Church, which adjoined his house.[1]
He was a member of the Worshipful Company of Grocers.[1][7] He served as Sheriff of the City of London in 1550.[1] He was knighted in January 1554.[1] He served as Lord Mayor of London from October 1554 until 1555.[1][2]
His first wife Alice died in 1555.[1] His second wife was Elizabeth Lee (d. July 1569), who was the widow of Austen Hynde who had been Sheriff of London.[1]
Death
He died on the 7 September 1564 without issue.[1] He left his estate to his nephew, of Acton, London.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Entries for John Lyon (1514 - 1564), All About History Online".
- 1 2 3 Hunt, William. Entry for Lyon, John (1514? - 1592), in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885 - 1900, Volume 34.
- ↑ A.B. Beavan, The Aldermen of the City of London Temp. Henry III to 1912 (Corporation of the City of London, 1913), II, p. 32 (Internet Archive).
- ↑ "John Lyon's Charity: History".
- ↑ Tyerman, Christopher (2000). A History of Harrow School. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-822796-5.
- ↑ Cockburn, J. S.; King, H. P. F.; McDonnell, K. G. T., eds. (1969). "Schools: Harrow School". A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 1, Physique, Archaeology, Domesday, Ecclesiastical Organization, the Jews, Religious Houses, Education of Working Classes To 1870, Private Education From Sixteenth Century. London: Victoria County History. pp. 299–302 – via British History Online.
- ↑ Thornbury, Walter. "The Temple: Church and Precinct (Part 3 of 3)". British History Online.
- 1514 births
- 1564 deaths
- Lyons family (Warkworth Northamptonshire)
- English people of Norman descent
- People from Middlesex (before 1889)
- 16th-century English landowners
- 16th-century English businesspeople
- Knights Bachelor
- Councilmen of the City of London
- Aldermen of the City of London
- Sheriffs of the City of London
- 16th-century lord mayors of London