Cecil Andrew Lyon

Background

Lyon, Cecil Andrew was born on November 29, 1869 in Boston, Georgia, United States. Son of Oliver Thomas and Lydia Doris (Dupon) Lyon.

Education

Educated Austin College, Sherman, Texas, 1882-1884, State Agricultural and Mechanics College, College, Station, Texas, 1884-1886. Graduate Pennsylvania Military College, Bachelor of Architecture, 1890 (ranking captain cadet corps).

Career

Vice president and general manager Hardeman Company Irrigation Company. President Lyon-Gray Lumber Company. Director Great Southern Life Insurance Company Colonel 4th Infantry, Texas National Guard.

Member Republican State Executive Committee, 1890-1900.

Chairman Republican Committee, 1900-1912. Member Republican National Committee, 1904-1912.

Delegate-at-large, 1904, 08, 12. Assisted in organizing Progressive party, 1912.

Chairman Progressive State Committee, Texas, since 1912.

Member Progressive National Committee, since 1912. Home: Sherman, Texas

Achievements

• Cecil Andrew Lyon has been listed as a noteworthy lumberman by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Republican State Executive Committee, 1890-1900. Member Republican National Committee, 1904-1912. Member Progressive National Committee, since 1912.

Connections

Married Claudia Du Pont, June 12, 1900.

Father:

Oliver Thomas Lyon

Mother:

Lydia Doris (Dupon) Lyon

Spouse:

Claudia Du Pont