William L. Lyons

William L. Lyons

Infobox Person
name = William Lee Lyons


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birth_date = birth date|1857|06|3
birth_place = Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A.
death_date = death date and age|1911|06|2|1857|06|3
death_place = Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
death_cause = Stroke
occupation = Stockbroker
title = Mayor of Louisville
term = May 12 1890 - August 1890
predecessor = Charles Donald Jacob
successor = Henry S. Tyler
party = Democrat

William L. Lyons (June 3 1857 – June 2 1911) was mayor of Louisville, Kentucky from 1890 to 1891. He was educated at Highland Military Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts and first 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. He also worked for some time as a member of the New York Stock Exchange.

He served on Louisville's Common council for years, and served as mayor pro tem of Louisville for four months when the ailing mayor Charles Donald Jacob went overseas for treatment.

He was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.

References

*cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Louisville|title=Lyons, William L.|year=2001


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