Algernon Lyons

Sir

Algernon McLennan Lyons
Sir; Algernon McLennan Lyons
	Sir Algernon McLennan Lyons
Born	30 August 1833; Satara, India
Died	9 February 1908 (aged 74); Kilvrough Manor, Glamorgan
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1847–1903
Rank	Admiral of the Fleet
Commands held	Pacific Station; North America and West Indies Station; Plymouth Command; The Royal Navy, as Admiral of the Fleet.;
Battles/wars	Crimean War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Relations	Lieutenant-General Humphrey Lyons CB (father); Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons (uncle); John Lyons of Antigua (grandfather); Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons (cousin); Richard Lyons Pearson, Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police (cousin);

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.

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