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Ernest A. Lyon | |
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| United States Ambassador to Liberia | |
| In office March 16, 1903 – August 25, 1910 | |
| President | Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft |
| Preceded by | John R. A. Crossland |
| Succeeded by | William D. Crum |
| Founder of Maryland Industrial and Agricultural Institute for Colored Youths | |
| In office 1901–1902 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 22, 1860 Belize City, British Honduras |
| Died | July 17, 1938 (aged 77) Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Lobar pneumonia |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 3, including Maude A. Morris |
| Residence(s) | North Laurel, Maryland, U.S. |
| Education | New Orleans University (BA) Union Theological Seminary (AM) Wiley College (DD) University of Liberia (LLD) |
Ernest A. Lyon (October 22, 1860 – July 17, 1938)[notes 1] was an African-American minister, educator and diplomat.
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