Walter Lyon

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American state politician

Places

United States of America

was

Politician Lawyer

Work field

Law Politics

Gender

Male

Birth

27 April 1853 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Allegheny, USA

Star sign

Taurus People who share this birthday

Death

21 March 1933 People who died on this day

Age

79 years

Politics:

Republican Party

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Biography

Walter Lyon (April 27, 1853 – March 21, 1933) was the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania as a Republican from 1895 to 1899.

He was born in Shaler Township, Pennsylvania. He was educated at the Wakeam Academy and was admitted to the bar as an attorney in 1876. In 1889, he was appointed as United States District Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He resigned from this position in 1893 to run for Pennsylvania State Senate; he served in this body for one term until his election as Lieutenant Governor. After leaving politics, he founded the Pittsburgh law firm of Lyon, Hunter & Burke. He later retired to Sewickley, Pennsylvania.

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