Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair

The Right Honourable The Lord Playfair GCB PC FRS FRSE
Postmaster General
In office 18 November 1873 – 17 February 1874
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by	William Monsell
Succeeded by	Lord John Manners
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Chairman of Ways and Means
In office 1880–1883
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Preceded by	Henry Cecil Raikes
Succeeded by	Sir Arthur Otway, Bt
Vice-President of the Committee on Education
In office 13 February 1886 – 20 July 1886
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by	Sir Henry Holland, Bt
Succeeded by	Sir Henry Holland, Bt
Personal details
Born	(1818-05-01)1 May 1818 Chunar, Bengal, British India
Died	29 May 1898(1898-05-29) (aged 80) South Kensington, London
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Margaret Oakes (d. 1855) Jean Millington (d. 1877) Edith Russell (d. 1932)
Relations	William Smoult Playfair (brother) Robert Lambert Playfair (brother)
Alma mater	University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh

Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair GCB PC FRS (1 May 1818 – 29 May 1898) was a British scientist and Liberal politician who was Postmaster-General from 1873 to 1874.