Syon, Francisque-Alphonse de, 1802-1857

Francisque-Alphonse de Syon was born in Lyon, France, the son of the Baron de Saint-André, Antoine Marie de Syon, and his wife, Adelaide de Leusse. Syon served as an army officer in Italy at the age of 17, and later worked as a secretary at the Paris embassy for the King of Sardinia. He accompanied the Marquis de Lafayette for portions of his American tour in 1824-25.