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Richard Lyng
22nd United States Secretary of Agriculture
In office March 7, 1986 – January 20, 1989
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	John Rusling Block
Succeeded by	Clayton Yeutter
3rd United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
In office 1981 – January 1985
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Jim Williams
Succeeded by	John R. Norton III
Personal details
Born	(1918-06-29)June 29, 1918 San Francisco, California, United States
Died	February 1, 2003(2003-02-01) (aged 84) Modesto, California, United States
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Bethyl Lyng
Children	2
Parent(s)	Edmund John Lyng Sara McGrath Lyng
Alma mater	University of Notre Dame
Occupation	Government
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Battles/wars	World War II

Richard Edmund Lyng (June 29, 1918 – February 1, 2003) was a U.S. administrator. A Republican, he served as the secretary of agriculture between 1986 and 1989.

Early life and career

Lyng was born on June 29, 1918, in San Francisco, California. He was the son of Edmund John Lyng, the founder of a California agricultural products company, and his wife, Sara Cecilia (McGrath). He graduated from the University of Notre Dame. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

In the mid-1950s, Lyng went into business and eventually became president of the Ed. J. Lyng Co., a seed and bean processing company. In 1973, Lyng became the President of the American Meat Institute, serving until 1979. In 1980, Lyng was appointed to deputy secretary of agriculture, and then secretary of agriculture under President Reagan's cabinet, serving from 1986 to 1989. He was chosen as one of the charter members of the Meat Industry Hall of Fame in 2009.

Personal life

Lyng married Bethyl Ball on June 25, 1944. They had two daughters, Jeannette Lyng Robinson and Marylin Lyng O'Connell. Bethyl Lyng died in 2000.

Lyng died of complications from Parkinson's disease in Modesto, California, on February 1, 2003.

See also

• Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Ass'n

References

1. "Nomination of Richard E. Lyng to be Secretary of Agriculture | the American Presidency Project".
2. ^ Oliver, Myrna (February 5, 2003). "Richard Lyng, 84; Ex-Agriculture Secretary". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
3. "C. Manly Molpus Awarded AMI's Richard E. Lyng Award". NAMI. December 4, 2006. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
4. "Meat Industry Hall of Fame names seven new members to the Class of 2015". Drovers Magazine. June 18, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
5. Macdonell, Margee (2003-02-03). "Former Agriculture Secretary and ?40 alum Richard Lyng dies". Notre Dame News. Retrieved 2023-11-28.

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN

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