Judson Whitlocke Lyons

Judson Whitlocke Lyons
Judson Whitlocke Lyons
Born	1860 Richmond County, Georgia, U.S.
Died	1924 (aged 63–64) Richmond County, Georgia, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Lawyer
Political party	Republican

Judson Whitlocke Lyons was a graduate of Howard University law, who became the first African American attorney in Georgia.

In 1880, he was the youngest member of the Republican National Convention at the age of 20, and was later appointed Register of the Treasury by President William McKinley in 1898, He was the second African American to hold this post.