Judson Whitlocke Lyons

Judson Whitlocke Lyons
Judson Whitlocke Lyons
Register of the Treasury
In office
April 7, 1898 – April 1, 1906
PresidentWilliam McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Preceded byBlanche Bruce
Succeeded byWilliam Tecumseh Vernon
Personal details
Born(1858-08-15)August 15, 1858[1]
Burke County, Georgia, U.S.
DiedJune 22, 1924(1924-06-22) (aged 65)
Richmond County, Georgia, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Alma materHoward University (LL.B.)
OccupationLawyer

Judson Whitlocke Lyons (August 15, 1858 – June 22, 1924) was an American politician and attorney. He became the second African American attorney in Georgia in 1884 (following Styles Hutchins), and later served as the Register of the Treasury.

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