Henry H. Lyon Explained

Henry H. Lyon
Birth Date:17 April 1879
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
State Senate:California
District:29th
Term Start:January 6, 1913
Term End:November 1, 1917
Predecessor:James B. Holohan
Successor:Dwight H. Hart
State Assembly1:California
District1:73rd
Term Start1:January 2, 1911
Term End1:January 6, 1913
Predecessor1:Jacob P. Transue
Successor1:Howard A. Peairs
Office2:Member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 7th ward
Term Start2:December 13, 1906
Term End2:December 10, 1909
Predecessor2:Edward Kern
Successor2:District abolished
Party:Republican

Henry Herbert Lyon (April 17, 1879 – November 1, 1917) was an American politician who served on the Los Angeles City Council and in both chambers of the California State Legislature before his death in 1917.

Political career

In 1906, Lyon ran for Los Angeles City Council for the 7th ward after Edward Kern resigned to become the Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. In 1909, the Los Angeles government was reorganized with the new charter, and the ward system was abolished. Lyon ran for re-election but lost as only the first nine were elected, with Richmond Plant beating him by 309 votes.[1] The next year, he became a candidate for the California State Assembly for the 73rd district.

In 1912, he announced himself as a candidate for California State Senate for the 29th district, with Lyon expecting to poll by a large vote.[2] He won the plurality of the vote against two other candidates. He won re-election in 1916 without any opposition; that same year, some of his supporters circulated a petition so that he could run for Mayor of Los Angeles.[3] On April 26, 1917, Lyon announced that he would be running for Los Angeles City Council for the at-large district, placing eleventh and losing the election.[4] [5]

Assassination

On October 9, 1917, Lyon and his wife were leaving their home when he was shot twice, with Lyon being rushed to the hospital and naming the shooter as Marie Pinzon Edwards.[6] [7] Although expected to survive and recover, Lyon died from the bullet would on November 1, 1917.[8] Edwards was held responsible for his death after he died.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: PLANT DENIES HE IS NOT RESIDENT. January 16, 1910. 107. 37. Los Angeles Herald.
  2. News: HENRY H. LYON, CANDIDATE FOR THE STATE SENATE. November 4, 1912. 29. 39. Los Angeles Herald.
  3. News: Friends Petition to Make Lyons Mayor. December 18, 1916. 40. Los Angeles Herald. 42.
  4. News: STATE SENATOR HENRY H. LYON FOR CITY COUNCIL. April 27, 1917. 309. 13. San Pedro Daily News.
  5. News: LATEST RETURNS FROM COUNCIL VOTE. June 6, 1917. 441. 13. San Pedro Daily News .
  6. News: STATE SENATOR LYON IS SHOT BY WOMAN. October 10, 1917. 237. Chico Record.
  7. Web site: CONTINUE LYON'S SHOOTING HEARING. October 31, 1917. 312. Los Angeles Herald. 42.
  8. News: RECEIVES WORD OF DEATH OF SENATOR HENRY LYON. November 2, 1917. 256. 44. The Press Democrat.
  9. News: MARIE EDWARDS HELD FOR SEN. LYON'S DEATH . 154. November 4, 1917. Enterprise. 52.