Judson Whitlocke Lyons

Judson Whitlocke Lyons
Judson Whitlocke Lyons
10th Register of the Treasury
In office
April 7, 1898 – April 1, 1906
PresidentWilliam McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Preceded byBlanche Bruce
Succeeded byWilliam Tecumseh Vernon
Personal details
Born(1858-08-15)August 15, 1858
Burke County, Georgia, U.S.
DiedJune 22, 1924(1924-06-22) (aged 65)
Richmond County, Georgia, U.S.
PartyRepublican
Alma materHoward University (LL.B.)
OccupationLawyer

Judson Whitlocke Lyons (August 15, 1858 – June 22, 1924) was an African-American politician and attorney. He became the second African American attorney in Georgia in 1884 (following Styles Hutchins), and later served as the Register of the Treasury.

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