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James Wiley and Irene Bruce Lynn}}
James Wiley and Irene Bruce Lynn}}
'''Bruce Newton Lynn, I''' (March 25, 1925 – September 28, 2016), was an [[United States|American]] [[cotton]] [[farmer]], [[business]]man, and [[banker]] from his native Gilliam (pronounced GILL AM) in northern Caddo Parish, [[Louisiana]], who was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] from 1976 to 1988. Three generations of his family operated the J. W. Lynn plantation.
'''Bruce Newton Lynn, I''' (March 25, 1925 – September 28, 2016), was an [[United States|American]] [[cotton]] [[farmer]], [[business]]man, and [[banker]] from his native Gilliam (pronounced GILL AM) in northern Caddo Parish, [[Louisiana]], who was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative from 1976 to 1988. Three generations of his family operated the J. W. Lynn plantation.
==Background==
==Background==
Lynn was born to James Wiley Lynn, an [[Arkansas]] native, and the former Irene Bruce (1895-1982), originally from Kansas City, [[Kansas]]. He graduated in 1942 from the former Belcher High School. He attended [[Texas A&M University]] in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]], [[Texas]], and later [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], but he did not graduate from either institution. Instead he later completed banking school.
Lynn was born to James Wiley Lynn, an [[Arkansas]] native, and the former Irene Bruce (1895-1982), originally from Kansas City, [[Kansas]]. He graduated in 1942 from the former Belcher High School. He attended [[Texas A&M University]] in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]], [[Texas]], and later [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], but he did not graduate from either institution. Instead he later completed banking school.