Abraham Montagu Lyons (10 February 1894 – 29 November 1961) was an English lawyer, judge, politician and author, who served as a Conservative member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Leicester East, and as Recorder of Great Grimsby.
Background Lyons was the only son of Rabinovitch Lyons of West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire.Sturgess, H.A.C. and Middle Temple (London, England). Register of admissions to the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, from the fifteenth century to the year 1944 London, Published for the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple by Butterworth, 1949; Vol. 3, p. 864
He attended Clee Grammar School for Boys in Lincolnshire.The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History page 628
He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the British Army on 23 October 1914, following the outbreak of World War I.London Gazette, 23 October 1914
Legal career Lyons was called to the Middle Temple on 28 June 1922, at which time he was a solicitor living in West Bridgford;Sturgess, H.A.C. and Middle Temple (London, England). Register of admissions to the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, from the fifteenth century to the year 1944 London, Published for the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple by Butterworth, 1949; Vol. 3, p. 864 became "leader" of the Midland circuit,"OBITUARY: Mr. Abraham Montague Lyons QC" Justice of the Peace and Local Government Review, Volume 125, p. 2314 and "took silk" in 1933. In 1936 he was appointed Recorder of Great Grimsby"Appointments and Honours" The Law Times Vol. 182, p. 112 He was said to have been one of the few Jewish judges in 1930s England to take an active role in the Jewish community.Cooper, John. Pride versus prejudice: Jewish doctors and lawyers in England, 1890-1990 Portland, Ore.: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2003; pp. 129, 133.
Service in Parliament Lyons was elected in the 1931 general election, unseating Labour incumbent Frank Wise. He was re-elected in the 1935 election, but was defeated in the 1945 election by Labour candidate Terence Donovan.
Writings He was the author of The Law and Procedure Relating to Bastardy Orders (London: Stevens and Sons, 1923) and (with S.W. Magnus) of Advertisement Control (Leigh-on-Sea: Thames Bank, 1949), a commentary on the Town and Country Planning Act, 1947, and on the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations, 1948.
World War II service On 5 July 1938, he was granted a commission as Squadron Leader and appointed to the command of the No. 910 (County of Essex) Balloon Squadron of the Auxiliary Air Force.London Gazette 29 November 1938; p. 7535 He is referred to in Hansard as "Major Lyons"Hansard index but in his last appearance in that record (12 April 1945) is referred to as "Colonel Lyons"; the latter may have been a brevet commission.Written Answers (Commons) "CEYLON (PLANTATION WORKERS, WAGES)" HC Deb 12 April 1945 vol 409 cc2000-1W
Later years From 1959 to 1960 he served as Master of the Livery for the Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers.
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