Patrick Lyon (blacksmith)

Patrick Lyon
John Neagle, Pat Lyon at the Forge (1826-27), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Bornc. 1769 (1769)
Edinburgh, Scotland
DiedApril 15, 1829(1829-04-15) (aged 59–60)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
OccupationsBlacksmith, mechanic and inventor
Known forBeing falsely accused and imprisoned and then becoming a working class hero and foremost maker of hand-pumped fire engines
SpouseAnn
Children1

Patrick Lyon (c. 1769, Edinburgh, Scotland – April 15, 1829, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a Scottish-born American blacksmith, mechanic and inventor. After being falsely accused and imprisoned for a 1798 bank robbery, he became a working class hero. A self-made businessman, he was among the foremost American makers of hand-pumped fire engines.

Artist John Neagle's portrait of him, Pat Lyon at the Forge (1826–27), alludes to his unjust imprisonment, and is an iconic work in American art.

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