Chittenden Lyon

Chittenden Lyon (February 22, 1787 – November 23, 1842) was an American businessman and politician from Kentucky.

[2] According to descriptions by his contemporaries, Lyon was a "giant," well over six feet tall and nearly 350 pounds.

[4] In 1826, Lyon was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Jacksonian.

[1] In 1842, he had been elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives, but he died before the start of the term and never took his seat.

With her first husband, Frances Lyon was the mother of Edmund W. Jones (1822–1853).

Sign in front of the McCracken, Kentucky Courthouse (in Paducah, Kentucky ) commemorating early members of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Jackson Purchase (U.S. historical region) . The "First District" in the title actually changed over time. It refers to the Jackson Purchase, which was in the 5th district from 1819 to 1823, the 12th district until 1833, and then the 1st district until the end of the sign's lineage in 1855.