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Type of entity
Person
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Lyall, Hy. J. (Henry Julian), 1855-1924
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Description area
Dates of existence
1855-1924
History
Henry Julian Lyall was born on February 6, 1855, in Gayton Le Wold, Lincolnshire, England.
He was an educator. He studied at Lincoln School, Bonn University, and Christ's College, Cambridge (1876-1877). In 1881, he was Principal of McTavish School in Montreal, Quebec. In 1883, he became a founding headmaster of Lincoln College, Sorel, Quebec (1883-1888). In 1890, he moved to the United States and worked as a teacher in New York and Vermont.
In 1881, he married Edith Mary Earnshaw (1858–1887). He died on April 29, 1924, in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont.