Occupation Lawyer Name Judson Lyons | Role Attorney at law | |
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Born 1860 Richmond County Georgia Died 1924, Richmond County, Georgia, United States | ||
Judson Whitlocke Lyons was a graduate of Howard University School of Law, who became the first African American attorney in Georgia.
Career
In 1880, he was the youngest member of the Republican National Convention at the age of 20, and was later appointed Register of the Treasury by President William McKinley in 1898, He was the second African American to hold this post.
References
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