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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. |
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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.<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> |
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.<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> |
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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> |
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> |
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Revision as of 02:09, 6 June 2021
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.[3]
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.[4]
He died in his home in Hancock, New Hampshire, on April 6, 1993, aged 89, due to pneumonia.[2]
References
- ^ Georgetown University: Lyon, Cecil B., Papers
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cecil B. Lyon, 89, Who Long Served As U.S. Diplomat The New York Times, April 8, 1993
- ^ Department of State website
- 1903 births
- 1993 deaths
- People from Staten Island
- Ambassadors of the United States to Chile
- Ambassadors of the United States to the Maldives
- Ambassadors of the United States to Sri Lanka
- People from Hancock, New Hampshire
- Harvard University alumni
- United States Foreign Service personnel
- American diplomat stubs