Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair GCB PC FRS was a British scientist and Liberal politician who was Postmaster-General from 1873 to 1874. Wikipedia
Born: May 1, 1818, Chunar, India
Died: May 29, 1898 (age 80 years), South Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Grandchildren: Lyon George Henry Lyon Playfair and Lucy Jessie Lyon Playfair
Spouse: Edith Russell (m. 1878) and Margaret Oakes (m. 1846)
Grandparents: John Ross, Janet Ranken, Margaret Lyon, and more
Academic advisor: Justus von Liebig