Abram Lyle

Abram Lyle
Born(1820-12-14)14 December 1820
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died30 April 1891(1891-04-30) (aged 70)
Occupation(s)Sugar refiner and ship owner
Known forTate & Lyle
Provost of Greennock
In office
1876–1879

Abram Lyle (14 December 1820 – 30 April 1891) was a Scottish food manufacturer and politician, who is noted for founding the sugar refiners Abram Lyle & Sons in 1887, which merged with the company of his rival Henry Tate to become Tate & Lyle in 1921.