L. M. Lyons, banker at Glidden, was born in Chenango County, New York, in the year 1843. When a boy he was taken by his parents to Chautauqua County, New York, and there he grew to manhood. In 1861 he enlisted in the late war, and was assigned to Company K, Ninth New York Cavalry, and served a period of four years, or until the close of the war. He was with his regiment in the Army of the Potomac, taking part in the Peninsular campaign under General McClellan. During the latter part of the war he served under General Sheridan in the Shenandoah campaign, and participated in all the important battles under that eminent commander. He received a wound in the right leg in a skirmish in the Shenandoah Valley, the same shot which wounded him killing his horse. His hearing was also affected while in the army, for which he now receives a pension. After the war he returned to Chautauqua County, New York, and two years later he came to Carroll County, Iowa, and engaged in farming, he having purchased land in Richland Township, and also in Calhoun County, Iowa. Later he engaged in clerking for the firm of Bruner & Browning, of Glidden. In 1875 he was appointed postmaster at Glidden, which office he held until the administration of President Cleveland. Before retiring from his position of postmaster he had engaged in banking, which he still continues, and is making a success of his business. He is also extensively engaged in farming and stock-raising. Mr. Lyons was united in marriage in Chautauqua County, New York, in 1878, to Miss Annie E. Jenny. Politically Mr. Lyons affiliates with the Republican party.

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