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Judson Whitlocke Lyons

1860–1924

United States

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Judson Whitlocke Lyons (August 15, 1858 – June 22, 1924) was an African-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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