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{{Short description|American diplomat}}
{{Infobox US Ambassador
| name = Cecil Burton Lyon
| image =
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| order2 = 34th
| ambassador_from2 = United States
| country2 = Chile
| term_start2 = June 15, 1956
| term_end2 = February 25, 1958
| president2 = [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]
| predecessor2 = [[Willard L. Beaulac]]
| successor2 = [[Walter Howe]]
| order1 = 8th
| ambassador_from1 = United States
| country1 = Sri Lanka and the Maldives
| term_start1 = Oct 30, 1964
| term_end1 = June 17, 1967
| president1 = [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]
| predecessor1 = [[Frances E. Willis]]
| successor1 = [[Andrew V. Corry]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1903|11|8}}
| birth_place = [[Staten Island]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1993|4|6|1903|11|8}}
| death_place = [[Hancock, New Hampshire]]
| occupation = diplomat
| education = Harvard University
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'''Cecil Burton Lyon''' (November 8, 1903 – April 6, 1993)<ref>[http://findingaids.library.georgetown.edu/repositories/15/resources/10045 Georgetown University: Lyon, Cecil B., Papers]</ref> was an American diplomat and career foreign service officer.
'''Cecil Burton Lyon''' (November 8, 1903 – April 6, 1993)<ref>[http://findingaids.library.georgetown.edu/repositories/15/resources/10045 Georgetown University: Lyon, Cecil B., Papers]</ref> was an American diplomat and career foreign service officer.


Lyon was born in [[Staten Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]], and he graduated from [[Harvard University]] in 1927. He worked as an investment banker prior to entering the Foreign Service in 1931.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news|last1=Saxon|first1=Wolfgang|title=Cecil B. Lyon, 89, Who Long Served As U.S. Diplomat|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/08/obituaries/cecil-b-lyon-89-who-long-served-as-us-diplomat.html|accessdate=July 6, 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 8, 1993}}</ref> On an early assignment, as third secretary in [[Tokyo]], he met Elizabeth Sturgis Grew, daughter of Ambassador [[Joseph C. Grew]]. They married in 1933 and had two daughters, Alice and Lilla.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/08/obituaries/cecil-b-lyon-89-who-long-served-as-us-diplomat.html Cecil B. Lyon, 89, Who Long Served As U.S. Diplomat] The New York Times, April 8, 1993</ref> Alice Lyon played the lead female role of Elaine in the 1964 B-horror film ''[[The Horror of Party Beach]]''.<ref>''Return to Party Beach'': documentary feature on 2018 Blu-ray release of ''The Horror of Party Beach''</ref>
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From 1956 to 1958, he served as [[United States Ambassador to Chile]]. He served as [[United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka]] (then Ceylon) from 1964 to 1967, during which time he concurrently served as [[United States Ambassador to the Maldives]] from 1965 to 1967.<ref>[https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/lyon-cecil-burton Department of State website]</ref> Lyon was a native of [[Staten Island]], New York, and graduated from [[Harvard University]] in 1927. He worked as an investment banker prior to entering the Foreign Service in 1931. He died in his home in [[Hancock, New Hampshire]], on April 6, 1993, aged 89, due to pneumonia.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/08/obituaries/cecil-b-lyon-89-who-long-served-as-us-diplomat.html</ref>

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From 1956 to 1958, he served as [[United States Ambassador to Chile]]. He served as [[United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka]] (then Ceylon) from 1964 to 1967, during which time he concurrently served as [[United States Ambassador to the Maldives]] from 1965 to 1967.<ref>[https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/lyon-cecil-burton Department of State website]</ref>

He died in his home in [[Hancock, New Hampshire]], on April 6, 1993, aged 89, due to pneumonia.<ref name="nytimes"/>


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Latest revision as of 06:32, 27 December 2022

Cecil Burton Lyon
8th United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives
In office
Oct 30, 1964 – June 17, 1967
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byFrances E. Willis
Succeeded byAndrew V. Corry
34th United States Ambassador to Chile
In office
June 15, 1956 – February 25, 1958
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byWillard L. Beaulac
Succeeded byWalter Howe
Personal details
Born(1903-11-08)November 8, 1903
Staten Island
DiedApril 6, 1993(1993-04-06) (aged 89)
Hancock, New Hampshire
BildungHarvard University
Occupationdiplomat

Cecil Burton Lyon (November 8, 1903 – April 6, 1993)[1] was an American diplomat and career foreign service officer.

Lyon was born in Staten Island, New York, and he graduated from Harvard University in 1927. He worked as an investment banker prior to entering the Foreign Service in 1931.[2] On an early assignment, as third secretary in Tokyo, he met Elizabeth Sturgis Grew, daughter of Ambassador Joseph C. Grew. They married in 1933 and had two daughters, Alice and Lilla.[3] Alice Lyon played the lead female role of Elaine in the 1964 B-horror film The Horror of Party Beach.[4]

From 1956 to 1958, he served as United States Ambassador to Chile. He served as United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) from 1964 to 1967, during which time he concurrently served as United States Ambassador to the Maldives from 1965 to 1967.[5]

He died in his home in Hancock, New Hampshire, on April 6, 1993, aged 89, due to pneumonia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Georgetown University: Lyon, Cecil B., Papers
  2. ^ a b Saxon, Wolfgang (April 8, 1993). "Cecil B. Lyon, 89, Who Long Served As U.S. Diplomat". The New York Times. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  3. ^ Cecil B. Lyon, 89, Who Long Served As U.S. Diplomat The New York Times, April 8, 1993
  4. ^ Return to Party Beach: documentary feature on 2018 Blu-ray release of The Horror of Party Beach
  5. ^ Department of State website
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Chile
1956–1958 		Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka
1964–1967 		Succeeded by


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