Brief Life History of Raymond Farwell
When Raymond Farwell Lyon was born on 14 March 1892, in Fair Haven, Rutland, Vermont, United States, his father, Dr John Stanley Lyon, was 31 and his mother, Ella Grace White, was 30. He married Esther Claire Burkhardt on 24 May 1917, in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States in 1930 and Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States for about 5 years. He died on 8 March 1972, in Needham, Needham, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 79.
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- Ramond F Lyne, "United States Census, 1930"
- Raymond Farwell Lyon, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
- Raymond Lyon, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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1894
Mary Philbrook was the first woman in New Jersey to become a lawyer. She had applied for admission to the New Jersey Bar in 1894, but was rejected because the New Jersey Court stated that women were not vested with any right to be attorneys. Mary lobbied with the Jersey City Woman's Club for an update to the law, which was passed in 1895 and allowed women to become lawyers. Mary Philbrook was the first woman to be admitted after the law change.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1913
A strike led by silk mill workers in Paterson, New Jersey. The primary demands of the strike were focused on improved quality of working conditions and establishing an eight-hour workday limit. Two protestors were killed during the strike, and over 1,850 workers were arrested. The strike ultimately ended in failure, due to the manufacturers' inability to accept the demands of the strikes.
Name Meaning
Scottish, English, and French: from the personal name Middle English Lyon, Old French Leon (from Latin leo ‘lion’, or the cognate Greek leōn; see Leon ). Compare Lyall .
Scottish and English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Lyons-la-Forêt in Eure, Normandy. It is unlikely to be from the better-known southern French city of Lyon (see 5 below).
English and French: nickname from Middle English lioun ‘lion’ (Old English, Latin leo), Old French leon, perhaps applied to a brave, fierce, or proud person, or one with a shaggy mane of hair. Compare Lion .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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