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LYONS, RICHARD B. P., VISCOUNT

\lˈa͡ɪɒnz], \lˈa‍ɪɒnz], \l_ˈaɪ_ɒ_n_z]\

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1894 - Dictionary of United States history

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(Lord Lyons) (1817-1887), was British Minister at Washington from 1858 to 1865. During the trying times of the Civil War he successfully conducted intricate negotiations and laudably discharged the duties of his position.

1894 - Dictionary of United States history
By John Franklin Jameson

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