Walter Lyon
6th Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
In office
January 20, 1895 – January 15, 1899
GovernorDaniel H. Hastings
Preceded byLouis Arthur Watres
Succeeded byJohn P. S. Gobin
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
In office
1893
Personal details
Born(1853-04-27)April 27, 1853
DiedMarch 21, 1933(1933-03-21) (aged 79)
Political partyRepublican

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.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Walter Lyon Biography". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  2. ^ Blanchard, Charles (1900). The Progressive Men of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Logansport, Indiana: A. W. Bowen & Co. p. 34.
Political offices Preceded byLouis A. Watres Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania 1895–1899 Succeeded byJohn P. S. Gobin


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