Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons, (1790-1858) British naval officer born at Burton near Christchurch, Hampshire. Entered the Royal Navy in 1803. Commander of British Black Sea fleet from 1855 during Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856. Commander-in-Chief of the British Mediterranean fleet 1855-1858. Rear-Admiral 1850. From "The Illustrated London News" (London, 8 July 1854).

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