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John Lyon

John Lyon (1803–1889) was a journalist, hymnwriter and poet.

A wood cut of the Scottish Latter-day Saint poet, John Lyon by Fred. Piercy (1853)

User:MacRusgail · The Harp of Zion (poetry collection), 1853, Adv. Bib. Liverpool and London · Public domain

Biography

Born at Glasgow in 1803, died in Salt Lake City in 1889.

The recorded working language is English.

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  • Glasgow
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  • Salt Lake City

    Death place

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