Ernest A. Lyon

Ernest A. Lyon
United States Ambassador to Liberia
In office
March 16, 1903 – August 25, 1910
PresidentTheodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Preceded byJohn R. A. Crossland
Succeeded byWilliam D. Crum
Founder of Maryland Industrial and Agricultural Institute for Colored Youths
In office
1901–1902
Personal details
BornOctober 22, 1860
DiedJuly 17, 1938(1938-07-17) (aged 77)
Cause of deathLobar pneumonia
PartyRepublican
Children3, including Maude A. Morris
EducationNew Orleans University (BA)
Union Theological Seminary (AM)
Wiley College (DD)
University of Liberia (LLD)
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Ernest A. Lyon (October 22, 1860 – July 17, 1938) was an African-American minister, educator and diplomat.