Albro Lyons Sr.

Albro Lyons Sr. was a New Yorker of mixed heritage who advocated for educational opportunities and worked to free slaves.

[1] His daughter Maritcha Remond Lyons wrote a memoir about the family.

[2] His boarding house for seamen was an important stop on the Underground Railroad.

[3] He was a member of the New York African Society for Mutual Relief.

[4] His son Albro Lyons Jr. lived from 1854 until 1906.