Charles Wesley Lyon Papers, 1914-1960

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Charles Wesley Lyon Papers, 1914-1960

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Charles W. Lyon (1887-1960) practiced law until 1955, and served as a state assemblyman and state senator. The collection consists of correspondence, clippings, speeches, and awards related to Charles W. Lyon while serving as a California state senator and as a Speaker of the California State Assembly.

1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

eng,

University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6649898

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Lyon, Charles W. (Charles Wesley), 1887-1960.

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Lyon was born Sept. 13, 1887 in Los Angeles, CA; admitted to the California bar in 1910 and practiced law until 1955; city attorney, Venice, CA, 1911-14; CA state assemblyman, 1914-18; CA state senator, 1918-26; returned to CA State Assembly, 1932-46; speaker of the CA State Assembly, 1942-46; re-elected to the CA State Assembly, 1950-54; married Nancy Player in Los Angeles, CA, on Sept. 21, 1911; died in Beverly Hills, CA, on July 20, 1960. From the description of Papers, 1914-1960....

California. Legislature. Assembly

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