G. B. Lyon-Fellowes Explained

George Byron Lyon-Fellowes
Birth Date:c. 1815
Birth Place:Sorel, Quebec
Death Date:1876
Death Place:Ottawa
Office:10th Mayor of Ottawa
Term Start:1876
Term End:1876
Term Start2:1848
Term End2:1861
Predecessor:J. P. Featherston
Successor:W. H. Waller
Spouse:Fellowes

George Byron Lyon-Fellowes (c. 1815 - 1876) was a mayor of Ottawa in 1876. He also represented Russell County in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1848 to 1861.[1]

He was born George Byron Lyon at Sorel, Quebec in 1815, the son of George Lyon, a captain in the British army. He later adopted his wife's surname Fellowes. He studied law. His younger brother, Robert Lyon was also mayor of Ottawa.

He died while in office in 1876.

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Notes and References

  1. Dave Mullington "Chain of Office: Biographic Sketches of Ottawa's Mayors (1847-1948)" (Renfrew, Ontario: General Store Publishing House, 2005)