Background
He was born in Belfast and educated at Harrow School and in France.
He was born in Belfast and educated at Harrow School and in France.
He was a political leader who fought to maintain the union between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He intended to pursue a military career and passed his examinations with distinction, but owing to defective eyesight (he lost an eye playing rackets at Harrow) he was unable to enter the Army. Mr Lyons became a prominent Unionist.
He was also Grand Master of the Imperial Grand Black Chapter of the British Commonwealth.
Mr Lyons was appointed a Privy Councillor in Ireland in 1922
Mr Lyons married in 1888 a daughter of Geoffrey Evans of Gortmerron House in County Tyrone. According to the Belfast News, a memorial service took place at Street Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast on March 27, 1924.
The death was reported around the British Empire.
He was a member of the Orange Institution and in December 1915, he was promoted to the position of Sovereign Grand Master of the Orange Lodge of Ireland. Foreign fifty years he was a prominent member of the Black Institution.