Lyons, Leonard, 1906-1976

Leonard Lyons, born Leonard Sucher, September 10, 1906, New York, New York, attended the City College of New York from 1924 to 1925, and received his Bachelor of Law degree from St. John's University College of Law in 1928. He was admitted to the New York Bar the same year, then to the Federal Bar in 1929, practicing law in New York City from 1929 to 1934. He married Sylvia R. Schonberger on November 29, 1934. From 1934 to 1974, he wrote The Lyons Den, a syndicated column for the New York Post. From 1954 to 1968, he served as Special Assistant Attorney General in New York. He died on October 7, 1976.

From the description of Lyons, Leonard, 1906-1976 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10610827