Dr. James Chalmers Lyons, physician, resides in Linwood.
Born in Nova Scotia, at Waterville, in 1881, on April 13th, the son of William P. and Cornelia Skinner Lyons. On both sides of his family can be traced direct descent from French Acadians. A graduate of the Jefferson Medical College, 1909, he now is medical director-in-chief for the following huge plants: Viscose, Sinclair Oil, Congelum, Pure Oil, Worth Steel, Rust Engineering and Lindsay. Dr. Lyons is a member of Concord Lodge, F. & A. M.; a member of Lu Lu, and the Philadelphia Consistory. A member of the Keystone Masonic and the Craftsman’s Club. A member of the American Medical Association and the Delaware County Medical Association. He is President of the Claymont Development Company. His wife is Teresa Campbell Lyons, and they have seven children. In politics, a Republican. His hobby is his profession, and his principal sport gunning. (source:
Who’s Who, 1926)
James married Clara Baumgarten HOSKINS on 22 Jun 1910 in Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania. Clara was born in 1877 in Pennsylvania; died on 18 Aug 1915 in Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Theresa C. CAMPBELL. Theresa was born in 1885; died on 25 Sep 1964 in Boothwyn, Delaware, Pennsylvania; was buried in Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]