Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
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Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore (1704 – 18 January 1753) was the son of John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Lady Elizabeth Stanhope.
On 20 July 1736, he married Jean Nicholsen, at Houghton-le-Spring. They had seven children:
- John Bowes, 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1737–1776)
- James Philip Lyon (1738–1763)
- Hon. Thomas Lyon (1741–1796)
- Mary Lyon (d. 1767)
- Susan Lyon (d. 26 Feb 1769)
- Anne Lyon (c. 1753–?). Married John Simpson. Their daughter Maria Susannah Simpson married Thomas Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth.
- Jane Lyon (d. 1836)
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| Preceded by James Lyon |
Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne | Succeeded by John Bowes |
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| Preceded by The Earl of Morton |
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland 1740–1741 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Leven |
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