Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons, G.C.B., K.C.H., British naval commander and diplomat, led a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, culminating with the Crimean War and his appointment as Commander of the Black Sea Fleet.
Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons, G.C.B., K.C.H., was born at Whitehayes House, Burton, near Christchurch, Hampshire, 21 November 1790. Edmund led a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, culminating with the Crimean War and his appointment as Commander of the Black Sea Fleet.