in the Georgia state legislature. He also served as attorney for the city of Albany, and for the Central of Georgia Railroad. His local Daughters of the American Revolution chapter called Lyon "one of the most brilliant lawyers the state has ever produced." In a memorial published by the Supreme Court of Georgia, Lyon was described as a superior lawyer for southwestern Georgia who was "irascible, dogmatic and combative", but also "a mere child of impulse...a very peculiar character, full of contrasts and contradictions, and difficult to describe". The memorial concluded that "He was better fitted for the bar than the bench, but his decisions as a judge are characterized by clearness and force, and held in high esteem by the bar." References 1819 births 1894 deaths Justices of the Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state) History of Atlanta People from Lincoln County, Georgia People from Dougherty County, Georgia Whig Party (United States) politicians 19th-century American politicians People from Baker County, Georgia People from Macon, Georgia 19th-century American judges