Cecil B. Lyon
AKA Cecil T.F. Burton Lyon
Born: 8-Nov-1903
Birthplace: Staten Island, NY
Died: 6-Apr-1993
Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Diplomat
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Ambassador to Chile, Sri Lanka
Joined the Foreign Service in 1930.
Father: Edmund Burton Lyon
Mother: Emily Vyse
Wife: Elizabeth Sturgis Grew (dau. Joseph Grew, m. 7-Oct-1933)
High School: St. George's School, Newport, RI
University: BA, Harvard University (1927)
US Ambassador to Sri Lanka then-Ceylon (1964-67)
US Ambassador to Chile (1956-58)
Alfalfa Club
Alibi Club
Chevy Chase Club
Knights of Malta
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