Samuel Lyons (9 June 1826 – 25 August 1910) was an Australian politician.
He was the younger son of auctioneer, landowner and businessman Samuel Lyons (1791-1851) and Mary Murphy ( -1832), and attended the University of Liège and Cambridge University. On 24 March 1853 Lyons married Charlotte Margaret Fuller at St James' Church, Sydney, and they had three sons and a daughter.
Lyons took over his father's enterprises on his father's death in 1851, and was a respected businessman and property owner. He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Canterbury at the 1859 election, but retired in 1860. He stood again for Canterbury at the December 1864 election, but was unsuccessful. He returned to the Legislative Assembly as the member for Central Cumberland at the 1868 by-election, but retired again in 1869.
Lyons died at Leura on 25 August 1910(1910-08-25) (aged 84).
References
- Le Roy, Paul Edwin (1967). "Lyons, Samuel (1791–1851)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 2. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- Green, Antony. "1859 Canterbury". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- Green, Antony. "1864-5 Canterbury". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- Green, Antony. "1868 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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| New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| New district | Member for Canterbury 1859–1860 Served alongside: Edward Flood |
Succeeded byJohn Lucas Edward Raper |
| Preceded byAllan Macpherson | Member for Central Cumberland 1868–1869 Served alongside: John Lackey |
Succeeded byEdward Flood |