Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons

Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons
Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons
Born	21 November 1790; Burton, Hampshire, England, Great Britain
Died	23 November 1858 (aged 68); Arundel Castle, United Kingdom
Buried	Arundel Castle
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1803–1858
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS Rinaldo; HMS Blonde; HMS Madagascar; Mediterranean Fleet
Battles/wars	Crimean War Siege of Taganrog; Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855); Battle of Kinburn;
Awards	1828 – Knight of the Order of St Louis (France); 1833 – Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer (Greece); 1835 – Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order (House of Guelph); 1840 – Baronet (United Kingdom); 1844 – Knight Grand Cross of the Civil Division of the Order of the Bath (United Kingdom); 1855 – Knight Grand Cross of the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (United Kingdom); Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (United Kingdom); 1855 – Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Medjidie, 1st Class (Ottoman Empire); Knight Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (France); 1856 – Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of Savoy (Italy); 1856 – Baron (United Kingdom);
Relations	Captain John Lyons (1760–1816) (father); Vice-Admiral John Lyons (1787–1872) (brother); Anne Theresa Bickerton Lyons (1815–1894) (daughter); Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons (1817–1887) (son); Edmund Moubray Lyons (1819–1855) (son); Augusta Mary Minna Catherine Lyons (1821–1886) (daughter); Henry Granville Fitzalan-Howard, 14th Duke of Norfolk (son-in-law); Admiral of the Fleet Sir Algernon McLennan Lyons (1833–1908) (nephew); Richard Lyons Pearson, Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police (nephew); Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian (great-grandson);

Admiral Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons, GCB, GCMG, KCH (21 November 1790 – 23 November 1858) was an eminent British Admiral of the Royal Navy, and diplomat, who ensured Britain's victory in the Crimean War, during which he was Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, by his contribution at the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) with both the Royal Navy and the British Army.

As a consequence of his 'intelligence and great ability', 'quiet humour', 'frankness and urbanity', and 'vigilance and practical skill', Lyons was appointed to ambassadorial positions in Sweden, and in Switzerland, and to the court of King Otto of Greece.

Lyons (whose brother Vice-Admiral John Lyons was on HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar and served as British Ambassador to Egypt) was the father of the diplomat Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons (who was the British Ambassador to the USA who solved the Trent Affair, and who was later British Ambassador to France). Edmund's nephews included Admiral of the Fleet Sir Algernon Lyons.

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