John E. Lyle, Jr.

John Emmett Lyle, Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 14th district
In office
January 3, 1945  January 3, 1955
Preceded by Richard M. Kleberg
Succeeded by John J. Bell
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
In office
1941–1944
Personal details
Born (1910-09-04)September 4, 1910
Boyd, Texas
Died November 11, 2003(2003-11-11) (aged 93)
Houston, Texas
Resting place Texas State Cemetery, Austin
Political party Democratic Party
Spouse(s)
Gertrude Swanner (m. 1937)

Nadine Lyle (m. c:a 1955)

Children none
Residence
Corpus Christi, Texas

Houston, Texas

Alma mater
Profession lawyer
Committees House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Religion Episcopalian[1]
Awards Purple Heart
Military service
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service 1942-1944
Rank Captain (United States O-3)[2]
Battles/wars
[1][3]

John Emmett Lyle, Jr. (September 4, 1910 – November 11, 2003) was a U.S. Representative from Texas.

Early life

A third generation Texan born in Boyd, Texas, Lyle graduated from Wichita Falls High School, Wichita Falls, Texas. He attended the Junior College at Wichita Falls, the University of Texas (working as a night watchman in the Capitol basement), and the Houston Law School at night.[3] He was admitted to the bar in 1934, and entered private practice in Corpus Christi.[1]

Political career

Lyle served as member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1941 to 1944. He was in the United States Army from 1942 to 1944. When he won the Democrat primary 22 July 1942, he was an active duty Captain of artillery in Italy.[2]

Lyle was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-ninth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1955). He enjoyed strong support from the Parr family of Duval County. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1954 to the Eighty-fourth Congress.

He was appointed to the Federal Council on Aging, 1994.

He was a director of Falcon Seabord and St. Luke's Hospital.

He died on November 11, 2003, in Houston, Texas. He was interred in Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Texas.

Sources

  1. 1 2 3 Guttery, Ben R. (2001). Representing Texas : a comprehensive history of U.S. and Confederate senators and representatives from Texas (First ed.). Austin, Texas: Eakin Press. ISBN 1571685243. LCCN 2001023278. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  2. 1 2 "Army Man Wins Texas Election. Representative Kleberg defeated by Captain". The Tuscaloosa News. 126 (176). Dallas, Texas. Associated Press. July 24, 1944. p. 1. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  3. 1 2 "John Emmett Lyle". Texas State Cemetery. Retrieved 2013-04-10.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Richard M. Kleberg
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 14th congressional district

January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1955
Succeeded by
John J. Bell
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