Lyle Boren
| Lyle Boren | |
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Boren in 1940
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 4th district |
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In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1947 |
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| Preceded by | Percy Lee Gassaway |
| Succeeded by | Glen D. Johnson |
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Lyle Hagler Boren May 11, 1909 Waxahachie, Texas, United States |
| Died | July 2, 1992 (aged 83) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relatives | David L. Boren (son) |
| Alma mater | East Central College |
Lyle Hagler Boren (May 11, 1909 – July 2, 1992) was a U.S. Democratic Party politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma, serving from 1937 to 1947 and was defeated for renomination in 1946. He was known for his independence in the party, opposing labor union strikes on defense plants and attempts to expand the federal government.
Boren attracted national attention for his criticism of The Grapes of Wrath. He was active in state politics long after leaving Congress and is the father of former U.S. Senator and Oklahoma Governor David L. Boren, and grandfather of U.S. Congressman Dan Boren, who represented Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district from 2005 to 2013.
Boren was born near Waxahachie, Texas, the son of Nannie May (née Weatherall) and Mark Latimer Boren, and moved to Lawton, Oklahoma in 1917, where he attended public schools. He finished high school in Choctaw, Oklahoma graduating from Choctaw High School, where the activities center now bears his name. His sister was the "Heartbreak Hotel" songwriter Mae Axton. Boren was graduated from East Central College at Ada, Oklahoma, in 1930. From 1930 to 1935, he was a school teacher in Wolf, Oklahoma, and later served as a deputy procurement officer for the United States Department of the Treasury. Furthermore, he was involved in agricultural and mercantile business interests. He married the former Christine McKown, an Oklahoma State University graduate and public school teacher, in 1936, and had two children, David L. Boren and Susan Boren Dorman, and two grandchildren including Dan Boren.
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