Walter Lyon (politician) explained

Walter Lyon
Order1:6th
Office1:Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Term Start1:January 20, 1895
Term End1:January 15, 1899
Governor1:Daniel H. Hastings
Predecessor1:Louis Arthur Watres
Successor1:John P. S. Gobin
Office2:Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
Term2:1893
Birth Date:27 April 1853
Party:Republican

Walter Lyon (April 27, 1853 – March 21, 1933) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the sixth lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania as a Republican from 1895 to 1899.[1]

Lyon was born in Shaler Township, Pennsylvania. He was educated at the Wakeam Academy and was admitted to the bar as an attorney in 1876. In 1889, he was appointed as United States District Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He resigned from this position in 1893 to run for Pennsylvania State Senate; he served in this body for one term until his election as Lieutenant Governor. After leaving politics, he founded the Pittsburgh law firm of Lyon, Hunter & Burke. He later retired to Sewickley, Pennsylvania.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Walter Lyon Biography . 2022-10-21 . The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. . English.
  2. Book: Blanchard, Charles . The Progressive Men of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania . A. W. Bowen & Co. . 1900 . Logansport, Indiana . 34 . en-US.