John Emmett Lyle Jr. | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 14th district | |
| In office January 3, 1945 (1945-01-03) – January 3, 1955 (1955-01-03) | |
| Preceded by | Richard M. Kleberg |
| Succeeded by | John J. Bell |
| Member of theTexas House of Representatives | |
| In office 1941–1944 | |
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| Born | (1910-09-04)September 4, 1910 Boyd, Texas, US |
| Died | November 11, 2003(2003-11-11) (aged 93) Houston, Texas, US |
| Resting place | Texas State Cemetery, Austin |
| Party | Democratic Party |
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| Profession | Lawyer |
| Committees | House Post Office and Civil Service Committee |
| Awards | Purple Heart |
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| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1944 |
| Rank | Captain (United States O-3)[3] |
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John Emmett Lyle Jr. (September 4, 1910 – November 11, 2003) was aU.S. Representative fromTexas.
A third generation Texan born inBoyd, Texas, Lyle graduated from Wichita Falls High School,Wichita Falls, Texas.He attended the Junior College at Wichita Falls, theUniversity of Texas (working as a night watchman in the Capitol basement), and the Houston Law School at night.[2] He wasadmitted to the bar in 1934, and entered private practice inCorpus Christi.[1]
Lyle served as a member of theTexas House of Representatives from 1941 to 1944. He was in theUnited States Army from 1942 to 1944; when he won theDemocraticprimary for nomination for the United States House of Representatives in 1944, he was an active dutyCaptain of artillery inItaly.[3]
He was elected as a Democrat to theSeventy-ninth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1955), enjoying strong support from theParr family ofDuval County. He was not a candidate for renomination to Congress in 1954.
He was a staunch anti-communist and was the chief witness against the two timesChairman of the Federal Power Commission,Leland Olds, when Oldswas blocked by the Senate from reappointment largely on the grounds that Olds had previously been close to theCommunist Party.[4]
Lyle was a director of Falcon Seaboard and ofSt. Luke's Episcopal Hospital inHouston, Texas. He was appointed to the Federal Council on Aging in 1994.
He died on November 11, 2003, inHouston and was interred inTexas State Cemetery,Austin, Texas.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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