Charles W. Lyon

Charles W. Lyon
49th Speaker of the California State Assembly
In office
January 4, 1943 – July 25, 1946
Preceded byGordon Hickman Garland
Succeeded bySam L. Collins
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 59th district
In office
January 8, 1951 – January 3, 1955
Preceded byWillard M. Huyck
Succeeded byThomas M. Rees
In office
January 2, 1933 – January 6, 1947
Preceded byWillard E. Badham
Succeeded byWillard M. Huyck
Member of the California Senate
from the 34th district
In office
January 6, 1919 – January 5, 1931
Preceded byHenry S. Benedict
Succeeded byJames I. Wagy
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 62nd district
In office
January 4, 1915 – January 6, 1919
Preceded byFreeman H. Bloodgood
Succeeded byGeorge R. Wickham
Personal details
Born
Charles Wesley Lyon

September 13, 1887
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedJuly 20, 1960(1960-07-20) (aged 72)
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseNancy Janney
Children3
ProfessionLawyer

Charles Wesley Lyon (September 13, 1887 – July 20, 1960) was an American attorney from California who served as a Republican in the California State Assembly and the California State Senate. Lyon was Assembly Speaker from 1943 to 1946. Lyon was admitted to the bar in 1910 and was first elected to the Assembly in 1914.[1] Lyon served numerous terms in the Senate and Assembly and authored the legislation creating the UCLA campus.[2]

  1. ^ LA Times, C.W. Lyon Services Set Tomorrow," 1960-07-22, p. B-28.
  2. ^ LA Times, "Ex-Assembly Speaker Charles W. Lyon Dies," 1960-07-21, p. B-7