James Winfield Lyons was a politician in the Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 province of Ontario, who served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...

 from 1923 to 1934. He represented the electoral district of Sault Ste. Marie

Sault Ste. Marie (provincial electoral district)

Sault Ste. Marie is a provincial electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1890 when it was created. The electoral district consists of the City of Sault Ste. Marie, bounded by Prince Township, and the Rankin Indian Reserve 15D....

 as a member of the Conservatives, and served as Minister of Lands and Forests in the government of Howard Ferguson

Howard Ferguson

George Howard Ferguson, PC was a Conservative politician and the ninth Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1923 to 1930.-Background:He was the son of Charles Frederick Ferguson who served in the Canadian House of Commons...

 from 1923 to 1926.

Prior to his election to the Legislative Assembly, Lyons ran a hardware store in Sault Ste. Marie. Following his death, his sons took over the store. His oldest son, Clayton

Clayton Lyons

Clayton Harry Lyons was a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario, who served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1951 to 1962. He represented the electoral district of Sault Ste...

, later represented Sault Ste. Marie in the Legislative Assembly from 1951 to 1962.

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