Background
Lyon, Eldridge Merick was born on November 14, 1853 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Isaac Lewis and Maria Delia (Merick) Lyon.
Lyon, Eldridge Merick was born on November 14, 1853 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Isaac Lewis and Maria Delia (Merick) Lyon.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1874. Graduate Goldsmith & Bryant Business College, 1874.
In timber business, 1874-1882. Admitted to Michigan bar, 1883. Practiced at Detroit, 1883-1886.
Began orange growing.
Redlands, California, 1891. Entered orange packing business, 1894.
Member I. L. Lyon & Sons, since 1902, president Sunny Mount Orange Company, Redlands & Yucaipa Land Company. Vice president Bear Valley Water Company, Crafton Water Company President California Citrus League, Redlands Associate Charities, Redlands branch American Red Cross, Redlands Community Hospital (director), A. K. Smiley Public Library.
Member I. L. Lyon & Sons, since 1902, president Sunny Mount Orange Company, Redlands & Yucaipa Land Company.
Married Clara South. Grout, 1878 (died 1901). Married second, Mabel deCloston Salter, 1907. Children: Alice Grout (Mistress Donald C. Scott), Ruth (Mistress Sidney Locock Lasell).