Lyon, Farnham

Biography

Farnham Lyon was born on November 5, 1829 in New York, one of ten children of Truman and Lucinda Lyon. The family settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan, when Farnham was 12 years old. His father was a prominent citizen, serving as a judge, postmaster, and hotel proprietor. When Farnham was 19 years old, he followed his father into the hotel business, where he would make his fortune. Within 10 years, he owned his first hotel.

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