Lyle Boren

Who was Lyle Boren?

Lyle Hagler Boren 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 1946. He was known for his independence in the party, opposing attempts to expand the federal government and labor union strikes on defense plants.

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