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- 1 2 "Lyon, Thomas (LN758T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- 1 2 3 "LYON, Hon. Thomas (1741-96), of Hallgreen, Kincardine and Pitpointy, Forfar". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
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