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'''Hall McCord Lyons''' (December 22, 1923 -- July 22, 1998) was a [[Shreveport]] and, later, Lafayette oilman who for a short time was a pioneer in the establishment of a competitive [[Republican Party]] in [[Louisiana]]. He was the son of the party's 1964 gubernatorial nominee, [[Charlton Lyons]]. However, in 1972, despite his father's wishes, Hall Lyons left the GOP to run as the American Independent Party -- the former [[George Wallace]] organization -- nominee for the [[United States Senate]].

'''Hall McCord Lyons''' (December 22, 1923—July 22, 1998) was a [[Shreveport]] and, later, Lafayette oilman who for a short time was a pioneer in the establishment of a competitive [[Republican Party]] in [[Louisiana]]. He was the son of the party's 1964 gubernatorial nominee, [[Charlton Lyons]]. However, in 1972, despite his father's wishes, Hall Lyons left the GOP to run as the American Independent Party—the former [[George Wallace]] organization—nominee for the [[United States Senate]].