Clayton Lyons
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Clayton Harry Lyons was a politician in the Canadian
province of Ontario, who served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
from 1951 to 1962. He represented the electoral district of Sault Ste. Marie
as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.
He was the son of James Lyons
, who was an MPP for the same district from 1923 to 1934.
Prior to his election to the Legislative Assembly, Lyons ran a family-owned hardware store in Sault Ste. Marie. He died in office in 1962, and was succeeded by Arthur Wishart
in the 1963 election
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Ontario, who served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
from 1951 to 1962. He represented the electoral district of Sault Ste. Marie
Sault Ste. Marie (provincial electoral district)
Sault Ste. Marie is a provincial electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1890 when it was created. The electoral district consists of the City of Sault Ste. Marie, bounded by Prince Township, and the Rankin Indian Reserve 15D....
as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.
He was the son of James Lyons
James W. Lyons
James Winfield Lyons was a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario, who served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1923 to 1934. He represented the electoral district of Sault Ste...
, who was an MPP for the same district from 1923 to 1934.
Prior to his election to the Legislative Assembly, Lyons ran a family-owned hardware store in Sault Ste. Marie. He died in office in 1962, and was succeeded by Arthur Wishart
Arthur Wishart
Arthur Allison Wishart, CM was a politician and cabinet minister in Ontario, Canada.Born in New Brunswick, Wishart got his law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1930, and then practised in Windsor and Blind River. He served as mayor of Blind River before moving to Sault Ste. Marie in 1939...
in the 1963 election
Ontario general election, 1963
The Ontario general election of 1963 was held on September 25, 1963, to elect the 108 members of the 27th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
.