Charlton Lyons
Politician
1894 – 1973
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Who was Charlton Lyons?
Charlton Havard Lyons, Sr., also known as Big Papa Lyons, was a Shreveport oilman who in March 1964 waged the first determined Republican bid for the Louisiana governorship since Reconstruction. Lyons also made a strong but losing bid for Louisiana's 4th congressional district seat in the United States House of Representatives in a special election held in December 1961. At the time of his death, Lyons was considered "Louisiana's Mr. Republican".
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- Born
- Sep 3, 1894
Abbeville - Spouses
- Religion
- Episcopal Church
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Tulane University
- Tulane University Law School
- Lived in
- Louisiana
- Shreveport
- Died
- Aug 8, 1973
Shreveport
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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