Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair

The Lord Playfair
Postmaster General
In office
18 November 1873 – 17 February 1874
MonarchQueen Victoria
Prime MinisterWilliam Ewart Gladstone
Preceded byWilliam Monsell
Succeeded byLord John Manners
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
Chairman of Ways and Means
In office
1880–1883
MonarchQueen Victoria
Preceded byHenry Cecil Raikes
Succeeded bySir Arthur Otway, Bt
Vice-President of the Committee on Education
In office
13 February 1886 – 20 July 1886
MonarchQueen Victoria
Prime MinisterWilliam Ewart Gladstone
Preceded bySir Henry Holland, Bt
Succeeded bySir Henry Holland, Bt
Personal details
Born(1818-05-01)1 May 1818
Chunar, Bengal, British India
Died29 May 1898(1898-05-29) (aged 80)
South Kensington, London
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Margaret Oakes (d. 1855)
Jean Millington (d. 1877)
Edith Russell (d. 1932)
RelationsWilliam Smoult Playfair (brother)
Robert Lambert Playfair (brother)
Alma materUniversity of St Andrews
University of Edinburgh

Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair GCB PC FRS (1 May 1818 – 29 May 1898) was a British scientist and Liberal politician who was Postmaster-General from 1873 to 1874.