John Lyon, 5th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

John Lyon, 5th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

John Lyon, 5th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1696–November 13 1715) was a Scottish peer and the son of John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore.

He was killed in 1715, aged 19, on his motorcycle, at the Battle of Sheriffmuir.


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