Grayson County TXGenWeb

Cecil Andrew Lyon

Birth	November 29, 1869 Boston, Georgia
Parents	Oliver Thomas Lyons & Lydia Doris Dupont
Death	April 4, 1916 Sherman, Texas
Burial	West Hill Cemetery Sherman, Texas

Education

	Sherman, Grayson Co., Texas schools
	Austin College, Sherman Texas 1882 - 1884
	A & M College 1884 - 1886
	Pennsylvania Military College 1886 - 1890

Married Claudia Dupont, June 12, 1900 Jacksonville, Florida

Occupation

	President: Lyon-Gray Lumber Co., Sherman
	Vice-President & General Manager: Hardeman County Irrigation Co., Sherman
	Member of Board of Directors: Great Southern Life Insurance Co., Houston

Political Career

	Member of Texas Republican Executive Committee 1890
	Chairman of Texas Republican Executive Committee 1902
	Texas Delegate to the Republican National Convention 1904 - 1912
	Conducted President Theodore Roosevelt on a tour of Texas and a hunting trip 1905
	Lost seat on the Republican National Committee & Chairmanship of Texas Executive Committee 1912

Committee

	Led Texas Progressive convention (Dallas) in support of Teddy Roosevelt 1912
	Chairman: Texas Progressive Party & National Committee man 1912 - 1916
	Helped develop the Texas Nat'l Guard; Commanding Officer under the Texas Governor 1914
	Called for reunification of Republican Party & Progressive Party (Dallas) March 1915
	Appointed Postmasters throughout Texas
	Dominated selection of delegates to the Republican National Conventions

Organizations

Loyal Lions

National Press Club

Republican Club of New York

Arny-Navy Club of New York

Source: "Lyon, Cecil Andrew". The Handbook of Texas online, viewed April 10, 2016