Judson Whitlocke Lyons U.S. Register of the Treasury
January 15, 2023
Presented by Dannie Gore, Sr. Judson W. Lyons (1860-1924) was the 2nd African American Register of the United States Treasury, appointed by President William McKinley 1898-1906. One of America’s highest ranking African American government leaders at the time. Lyons’ signature appears on many notes during that period, including the 1899 $5 Silver Certificate commonly called […]
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