James Lyons

Politician

1801 – 1882

90

Who was James Lyons?

James Lyons was a Confederate politician.

He was born in Hanover County, Virginia. When representative-elect John Tyler, the tenth President of the United States, died on January 18, 1862, before the Confederate Congress started, Lyons was elected on February 10, 1862 to the House of Representatives, representing Virginia. He represented the state in the First Confederate Congress from 1862 to 1864.

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Born
Oct 12, 1801
Hanover County
Died
Dec 18, 1882

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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