Category:Melville Lyons
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Melville Edwin Lyons (27 February 1889 – 7 May 1955), sometimes called Tiny, was briefly a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand until his election was declared void. A journalist by trade, he became involved in local politics in Christchurch after having served in WWI. He was Deputy-Mayor of Christchurch for six years under mayor Ernest Andrews.
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| Date of birth | 27 February 1889 | ||||
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| Date of death | 7 May 1955 | ||||
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Media in category "Melville Lyons"
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Christchurch East by-election, 1943.jpg 686 × 1,104; 71 KB
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Melville Lyons, 1930.jpg 749 × 1,353; 381 KB
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Samoan high chiefs welcomed to Christchurch.jpg 768 × 486; 356 KB
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Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole.jpg 111 × 212; 25 KB
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- Lyons (surname)
- Melville (given name)
- 1889 births
- 1955 deaths
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
- Christchurch City Councillors
- Deputy mayors of places in New Zealand
- Members of the New Zealand National Party
- Members of the Reform Party (New Zealand)