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Lyon, Lucius

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1800 - 1851

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Lucius Lyon papers

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 279
Abstract Lucius Lyon (1800-1851) was a prominent U.S. citizen, Grand Rapids settler and leader in Michigan statehood. This is a devised collection containing books and other manuscript materials that appear to have once belonged to Lyon. The collection also includes a representative sample of original correspondence and documents from Lyon’s relationship with other important early Michigan and Grand Rapids figures. Thus is found here evidence of a financial transaction with the national political...
Dates: 1755-1935; Majority of material found within 1834 - 1848