Abram Lyle | |
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Born | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | 14 December 1820
Died | 30 April 1891 | (aged 70)
Occupation(s) | Sugar refiner and ship owner |
Known for | Tate & 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.