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'''John Edwardes Lyall''' (1811 – 6 December 1845) was a British lawyer who was [[Advocate-General of Bengal]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year 1845|volume= 178|page=82}}</ref><br />
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He was born the eldest son of [[George Lyall, Sr|George Lyall]], Member of Parliament for the [[City of London (UK Parliament constituency)|City of London]] and was educated at [[Eton College]]. His brother was [[George Lyall, Jnr|George Lyall]], the MP for Whitehaven.<br />
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He entered [[Haileybury and Imperial Service College|Haileybury College]] to prepare for the service in the [[East India Company]] but instead left Haileybury to go [[Balliol College, Oxford]]. Whilst at Oxford he was [[List of Presidents of the Oxford Union|President of the Oxford Union]] for Trinity term, 1831. From Oxford he entered the [[Inner Temple]] to study law and after practicing in England for some years accepted the post of [[Advocate-General of Bengal]] in 1842. There he was popular for his efforts on behalf of the local population, especially on educational matters.<br />
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In 1845 he died quite suddenly from cholera when staying at the [[Governor-General of India|Governor-General]]'s house at Barrackpore. He had married Julia, the daughter of [[Samuel Davis (orientalist)|Samuel Davis]] of Birdhirst Lodge, Croydon. Their only daughter Maida Henrietta married Alexander S. Creyke, son of the [[Archdeacon of York]].<br />
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