John Lyon, 5th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

John Lyon, 5th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1696 – 13 November 1715) was a Scottish peer and nobleman. He was the son of John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. He died fighting with the Jacobites in The Battle of Sheriffmuir in 1715.


The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
John Lyon, 5th Earl of Strathmore
Born1696
Died13 November 1715
NationalityScottish
Title5th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Parent(s)John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Lady Elizabeth Stanhope

Ancestry

Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
John Lyon
Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
1712–1715
Succeeded by
Charles Lyon


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