Lyle Boren

Lyle Boren
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Oklahoma's 4th district
In office
January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1947
Preceded byPercy Lee Gassaway
Succeeded byGlen D. Johnson
Personal details
Born
Lyle Hagler Boren

(1909-05-11)May 11, 1909
Waxahachie, Texas, U.S.
DiedJuly 2, 1992(1992-07-02) (aged 83)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseChristine McKown
Children2, including David
RelativesMae Boren Axton (sister)
James Boren (nephew)
Hoyt Axton (nephew)
Dan Boren (grandson)
EducationEast Central University (BA)
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater

Lyle Hagler Boren (May 11, 1909 – July 2, 1992) was a U.S. Democratic Party politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma, serving from 1937 to 1947 and was defeated for renomination in the 1946 election.[1] He was known for his independence in the party, opposing labor union strikes on defense plants and attempts to expand the federal government.[2]

Boren attracted national attention for his criticism of The Grapes of Wrath.[3] He was active in state politics long after leaving Congress and is the father of former U.S. Senator and Oklahoma Governor David Boren, and grandfather of former U.S. Congressman Dan Boren, who represented Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district from 2005 to 2013.

  1. ^ Biographical Directory of Congress Profile
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference hagler was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Shockley, Martin (January 1944). "The Reception of the Grapes of Wrath in Oklahoma". American Literature. 15 (4): 357. doi:10.2307/2920761. JSTOR 2920761.