Algernon Lyons
Sir Algernon Lyons | |
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Sir Algernon McLennan Lyons | |
| Born | 30 August 1833 Satara, India |
| Died | 9 February 1908 (aged 74) Kilvrough Manor, Glamorgan |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1847–1903 |
| Rank | Admiral of the Fleet |
| Commands | Pacific Station North America and West Indies Station Plymouth Command |
| Battles / wars | Crimean War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Algernon McLennan Lyons GCB ADC DL JP (30 August 1833 – 9 February 1908) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria.
Lyons also served as Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station, Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station, and then Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.
He was the nephew of Admiral Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons, who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, under whom he served for a time, and the cousin of Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons, and Richard Lyons Pearson, Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police.