John Lyons of Antigua

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John Lyons (20 October 1760 – 6 February 1816) was an Antiguan politician.

Lyons was born on the island of Antigua. His father, John Lyons (1731-1775), was an eminent figure on Antigua, being a member of council from 1764-1775. His mother, Jane Harman (1733-1792), was the daughter of Colonel Samuel Harman, who was elected a Member of Assembly for Nonsuch in 1727 and later a Member of Council and Judge of the Court of Common Pleas.

Lyons was himself a member of council for the island in 1782. He married Catherine Walrond in 1784, daughter of Maine Swete Walrond, 5th Marquis de Vallado. Following Catherine's premature death in 1803, John married Elizabeth Robbins (26 November 1767 - 18 October 1820), daughter of William Robbins of Salisbury, Wiltshire, on March 17, 1804.

The following are those children by John's first marriage to Catherine Walrond:

And the following are those children born from the union between John and his second wife Elizabeth:

  • Samuel Athill Lyons, (1805 - 1881), Lt-Col., Indian (Bengal) Army. Married 1827, Sophia Logie (d.1840) and 2ndly in 1842, Mary Wall (d.1893)
  • Frances Walrond Lyons, (1806 - 1884)
  • Edward Robbins Lyons, (1807 - 1849), Captain, Indian Army

John Lyons died February 6, 1816 in England. A memorial inscription to him exists at Boldre, near Lymington, Hampshire.

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