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Richard Francis Lyon (1819–1894) was a Georgia attorney and jurist before and during the Confederacy. ==Family== The oldest son of Thomas Pickett Lyon and Mary Winn Lyon (1823–1895), born September 9, 1819, in Lincoln County, Georgia, Lyon married Ruth Esther Knowles on June 17, 1841; they had eight children: Emily, Julia, Kitty, Richard, Lafayette, Roland, John, and William.〔''History and Reminiscences of Doughterty County Georgia'', compiled by members of the Thronateeska Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Albany, Georgia: Herald Publishing Company, 1924.〕 He is sometimes called Richard F. Lyon Sr., since he had a son Richard F. Lyon Jr. (1850–1906), and a grandson Richard F. Lyon III (1884–1964). Richard Lyon and his brother John were both attorneys in Dougherty County, Georgia.〔Herbert Fielder, ''A Sketch of the Life and Times and Speeches of Joseph E. Brown'', pp. 51–52, Press of Springfield printing company, 1883 (online )〕 Lyon owned the house that Gen. Sherman took as his headquarters during his occupation of Atlanta, Fulton County, between his Atlanta Campaign and his March to the Sea in 1864. The current Atlanta City Hall stands on the site of this house.〔 〕 After the Civil War, Lyon moved his family to Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, where he lived until his death. His nephew, Thomas R. Lyon, was also a resident of Albany, Georgia, being active in political and social life.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard F. Lyon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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