John Emmett Lyle
Full Name: John Emmett Lyle, Jr.Date of birth: September 4, 1910
Date of death: November 11, 2003
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 71 | Feb 11, 1943 - Apr 11, 1944 | 48th (1) (2) | Democrat | Corpus Christi / Nueces | Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces | |
| H | 71 | Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943 | 47th | Democrat | Corpus Christi / Nueces | Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces |
(1) Not present at organization of the House on 1/12/1943. Oath of office administered on 2/11/1943, p. 379. House Journal.
(2) Lyle resigned 4/11/1944. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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House District 71
Feb 11, 1943 - Apr 11, 1944 Legislatures: 48th (1) (2) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces Counties in district: Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces |
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House District 71
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943 Legislatures: 47th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces Counties in district: Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces |
(1) Not present at organization of the House on 1/12/1943. Oath of office administered on 2/11/1943, p. 379. House Journal.
(2) Lyle resigned 4/11/1944. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Biographical Information top
Selected newspaper articlesResolutions and Journal entries
- 52nd Legislature, R.S., SR 43, 2/15/1951. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
Biographical Sketches
- LYLE, John Emmett, Jr. (1910-2003). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.
- Memorial, January 2004, p. 72. Texas Bar Journal.
- John Emmett Lyle. Texas State Cemetery.
Military Service Notes
- World War II service, Private, "Legislature Faces Problem of Absences: Men in Armed Forces Can't Get Leave to Attend Sessions," 1/1/1943. Dallas Morning News.
- John Emmett Lyle, Jr., birth date 9/4/1910 in Boyd, Wise County; address in Corpus Christi, Nueces County; lawyer; draft registration 9/16/1940 in North Bea, Nueces County. FamilySearch Texas World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
- Mentioned in "Lawmakers Pondering War, Duty," 2/27/2003. San Antonio Express-News.
- Pictured in uniform in the 48th House composite photo. State Preservation Board.
- United States Army, Private, 2nd Lieutenant. "In the beginning of World War II, in 1942, he volunteered and took his basic training as a private in the Army. He was sent to Officer Training School where he graduated as a second Lieutenant. He was then assigned as a platoon leader to an Automatic Weapons Battalion in the 536th. That battalion was quickly sent to North Africa where he experienced combat as well as in Malta, Sicily and Italy. He was awarded a Purple Heart in the Anzio campaign and while serving as an infantry officer in the Arno River campaign, he was nominated and elected to the U. S. Congress for the fourteenth District of Texas." Texas State Cemetery.
Photographs
- Photograph. John E. Lyle, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. John E. Lyle, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 48th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
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