William John Lyon
| Jack Lyon | |
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| Member of Parliament, Waitemata | |
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In office 28 November 1935 – 26 May 1941 † |
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| Preceded by | Alexander Harris |
| Succeeded by | Mary Dreaver |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 February 1898 London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 26 May 1941 (aged 43) Crete |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch |
British Army New Zealand Military Forces |
| Years of service | 1914–1919 1939–1941 |
| Rank |
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| Battles/wars |
First World War |
First World War
Second World War
William John (Jack) Lyon (15 February 1898 – 26 May 1941) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. He was killed in World War II while serving with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force.
Lyon was born in London, England, and educated at a Brighton Grammar School. He won a scholarship to Oxford University, but did not take it up as he enlisted in the British Army, becoming an officer in the Royal Sussex Regiment.
Lyon was active in the UK Labour Party. His health was damaged by mustard gas, so he emigrated to New Zealand in 1927 where he lived in Hastings. Lyon served on the Hastings Borough Council and Napier Harbour Board before moving to Auckland in 1931.
Lyon contested the Hawkes Bay electorate in the 1928 election, but was beaten by the incumbent, Hugh Campbell of the Reform Party.
As a Labour Party MP, he represented the Waitemata electorate from the 1935 general election to 1941. Out of respect to Lyon, the National Party decided not to contest the by-election resulting from his death. The by-election resulted in the return of the third woman to the New Zealand House of Representatives, Labour's Mary Dreaver.
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