Robert Adam Lyon Explained

Robert Adam Lyon
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1885
Term End1:1890
Predecessor1:New riding
Successor1:Alexander Franklin Campbell
Constituency1:Algoma East
Office2:Ontario MPP
Term Start2:1878
Term End2:1884
Predecessor2:Simon James Dawson
Successor2:Riding abolished
Constituency2:Algoma
Party:Liberal
Birth Date:4 October 1829
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Death Place:Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Occupation:Businessman

Robert Adam Lyon (baptized 4 October 1829  - June 6, 1901) was a Canadian businessman and Liberal member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament from 1878 to 1884 and from 1885 to 1890.

He was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1829 and came to Halton County, Ontario in Upper Canada with his parents in 1832. With his brother William Durie Lyon, he opened a general store in Milton. In 1866, he became involved in the development of timber on Manitoulin Island. He established a settlement at Michael's Bay on the island.

In 1878, he became the MLA for Algoma in a by-election, replacing Simon James Dawson. He was re-elected in 1879 and 1883, but resigned in 1884 over allegations of irregularities during the election. In 1885, he was elected in the new riding of Algoma East. In 1888, his business went into bankruptcy and he was defeated in the election of 1890. He died in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario in 1901.

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