Richard Lyons (Warden of the Mint)

Sir Richard Lyons PC MP (1310 – 14 June 1381) was a City of London merchant, financier, and landowner who held a monopoly on the sale of sweet wine in London until he was killed by Wat Tyler during the Peasants' Revolt. He was an alderman, a member of the Worshipful Company of Vintners, and served as both as sheriff of London and member of parliament for Essex.

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