# Lygon

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**Lygon** (pronounced /ˈlɪɡən/ LIG-ən) is the surname of a British aristocratic family. Notable people with the surname include:

- [William Lygon, 1st Earl Beauchamp](/source/William_Lygon,_1st_Earl_Beauchamp) (1747–1816), British politician
- [William Lygon, 2nd Earl Beauchamp](/source/William_Lygon,_2nd_Earl_Beauchamp) (1783–1823), British politician, son of the first earl
- [Henry Lygon, 4th Earl Beauchamp](/source/Henry_Lygon,_4th_Earl_Beauchamp) (1784–1863), British soldier and politician, son of the first earl
- [Edward Pyndar Lygon](/source/Edward_Pyndar_Lygon) (1786–1860), British Army general and politician, son of the first earl
- [Henry Lygon, 5th Earl Beauchamp](/source/Henry_Lygon,_5th_Earl_Beauchamp) (1829–1866), British politician, son of the fourth earl
- [Frederick Lygon, 6th Earl Beauchamp](/source/Frederick_Lygon,_6th_Earl_Beauchamp) (1830–1891), British Conservative politician, son of the fourth earl
- Lady Mary Lygon (1869–1927), after her marriage [Lady Mary Trefusis](/source/Lady_Mary_Trefusis) (or Forbes-Trefusis), daughter of the sixth earl
- [William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp](/source/William_Lygon,_7th_Earl_Beauchamp) (1872–1938), British politician, leader of the Liberal Party, and Governor of New South Wales, son of the sixth earl
- [William Lygon, 8th Earl Beauchamp](/source/William_Lygon,_8th_Earl_Beauchamp) (1903–1979), politician, son of the seventh earl
- [Hugh Lygon](/source/Hugh_Lygon) (1904–1936), son of the seventh earl
- [Lady Lettice Lygon](/source/Lady_Lettice_Lygon) (1906–1973), English socialite, daughter of the seventh earl
- [Lady Sibell Lygon](/source/Lady_Sibell_Lygon) (1907–2005), English socialite, daughter of the seventh earl
- [Lady Mary Lygon](/source/Lady_Mary_Lygon) (1910–1982), Russian princess by marriage, daughter of the seventh earl
- [Lady Dorothy Lygon](/source/Lady_Dorothy_Lygon) (1912–2001), English socialite, daughter of the seventh earl

## See also

- [Ligon (disambiguation)](/source/Ligon_(disambiguation))
- [Lygon Street](/source/Lygon_Street), Melbourne, Australia
- [Lygonia](/source/Lygonia), a proprietary province in pre-colonial Maine

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