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About Patrick Lyon
Patrick Lyon was a Scottish-born American blacksmith, mechanic and inventor. After being falsely accused and imprisoned for a 1798 bank robbery, he became a working class hero. A self-made businessman, he was among the foremost American makers of hand-pumped fire engines.
Everything about Patrick Lyon →- Occupation
- businessperson, blacksmith, inventor
- Born
- 1769
- Died
- April 15, 1829