Sanford G. Lyon
Sanford G. Lyon | |
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| Born | Template:Birth date Ledyard, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 18, 1936 (aged 69) |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, politician |
| Years active | 1885–1936 |
| Known for | President of First National Bank of Aurora; member of New York State Assembly (1923–1927) |
Sanford G. Lyon (March 20, 1866 – January 18, 1936) was a prominent American entrepreneur and political figure based in New York.
Life
Born in Ledyard, New York to Hiram Lyon and Abby Gifford, Lyon received his education at Sherwood Select School located in Sherwood.
His professional journey began in 1885 within the hay and grain sector. By 1891, he had expanded his ventures by acquiring coal yards and a grain elevator in Aurora, diversifying into coal, lumber, agriculture, and grain industries. Lyon's banking career advanced when he joined the First National Bank of Aurora as a director in 1906; he was promoted to vice-president two years later and ultimately assumed the presidency. Additionally, he played a key role as an original director of the Auburn Trust Company starting in 1906. During the First World War, Lyon contributed to the local war effort through participation on the Cayuga County Home Defense Committee and by serving as district chairman for the Liberty Loan campaign.
In civic affairs, Lyon held significant positions including trustee and president of Aurora, along with membership on the local school board. His political tenure commenced with his election as a Republican representative for Cayuga County in the New York State Assembly in 1922, where he served uninterrupted from 1923 through 1927. Political engagement ran in his family; his paternal grandfather Alfred Lyon, maternal grandfather Sanford Gifford, and uncle Coral C. White had all previously been Assembly members.
Lyon's personal life included marriage to Eliza M. Mekell in 1896; following her passing in 1906, he wed Josephine Head from Ithaca. His offspring comprised Mrs. Elbert H. Brock, Mrs. Charles L. Cecil, Esther, Sanford Jr., and Malcolm G. He was also affiliated with the Freemasons.
He passed away at his residence on January 18, 1936, and was interred at Aurora Cemetery.
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- 1866 births
- 1936 deaths
- People from Aurora, Cayuga County, New York
- American bank presidents
- Businesspeople from New York (state)
- 19th-century American businesspeople
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- American businesspeople in the coal industry
- Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
- American Freemasons
- 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature