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==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 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 completed banking school.<ref name=lynnobit/>
Enlisted in the [[United States Marine Corps]], Lynn was stationed in the Pacific Theater of Operations during [[World War II]].<ref name=lynnobit/>
Enlisted in the [[United States Marine Corps]], Lynn was stationed in the Pacific Theater of Operations during [[World War II]].<ref name=lynnobit/>
In 1949, he married the former Margaret Eugenia Johnson (May 16, 1926 – October 4, 2014), who was born in [[Shreveport]] and reared in Doyline in south Webster Parish. She graduated from Doyline High School, attended business school, and worked at theLouisiana Army Ammunition Plant west of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] during World War II. It was while she was later employed at Continental Bank that she first met Bruce Lynn.<ref name=mrslynnobit>{{cite news|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=margaret-lynn&pid=172688600&fhid=10218#sthash.Q5qGNiY3.dpuf|title=Margaret Lynn obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=October 5, 2014}}</ref>
In 1949, he married the former Margaret Eugenia Johnson (1926-2014), who was born in [[Shreveport]] and reared in Doyline in south Webster Parish. She graduated from Doyline High School, attended business school, and worked at theLouisiana Army Ammunition Plant west of [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] during World War II. It was while she was later employed at Continental Bank that she first met Bruce Lynn.<ref name=mrslynnobit>{{cite news|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=margaret-lynn&pid=172688600&fhid=10218#sthash.Q5qGNiY3.dpuf|title=Margaret Lynn obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=October 5, 2014}}</ref>
The two Lynn children are Bruce Lynn, Jr., who operates the family farm and is divorced from the former Jane Downs, a sister of former state Representative [[Hollis Downs]] of [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=juel-chappell&pid=172688581&fhid=6320|title=Juel Chappell obituary|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=October 5, 2014}}</ref> and Pamela Lynn Broesamle of Scotts Valley near [[San Jose]], California. The Lynnes had five grandchildren. A grandson, Ross Alexander Lynn (1979–2013), a photographer and mountain climber, was killed at the age of thirty-three in a farming accident on the Lynn plantation.<ref name=mrslynnobit/> The Ross Alexander Lynn Foundation was established in his honor in Ruston.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bozemandailychronicle/obituary.aspx?pid=166685752|title=Ross Alexander Lynn|publisher=''The Bozeman Daily Chronicle''|location=Bozeman, Montana|date=August 30, 2013|accessdate=October 5, 2014}}</ref>
The two Lynn children are Bruce Lynn, Jr., who operates the family farm and is divorced from the former Jane Downs, a sister of former state Representative [[Hollis Downs]] of [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=juel-chappell&pid=172688581&fhid=6320|title=Juel Chappell obituary|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=October 5, 2014}}</ref> and Pamela Lynn Broesamle of Scotts Valley near [[San Jose]], California. The Lynnes had five grandchildren. A grandson, Ross Alexander Lynn (1979–2013), a photographer and mountain climber, was killed at the age of thirty-three in a farming accident on the Lynn plantation.<ref name=mrslynnobit/> The Ross Alexander Lynn Foundation was established in his honor in Ruston.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bozemandailychronicle/obituary.aspx?pid=166685752|title=Ross Alexander Lynn|publisher=''The Bozeman Daily Chronicle''|location=Bozeman, Montana|date=August 30, 2013|accessdate=October 5, 2014}}</ref>
With his background in cotton production, Lynn was in 1970 the president of the National Cotton Council of America, a trade association based in [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]], and [[Washington, D.C.]] He remained thereafter an advisor to the council board. Because he was in Washington with the cotton council late in 1980, he became a member of the transition team for President-elect [[Ronald W. Reagan]]. Lynn once told an interviewer that the election of Reagan remains the highlight of his personal political interest.
With his background in cotton production, Lynn was in 1970 the president of the National Cotton Council of America, a trade association based in [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]], and [[Washington, D.C.]] He remained thereafter an advisor to the council board. Because he was in Washington with the cotton council late in 1980, he became a member of the transition team for President-elect [[Ronald W. Reagan]]. Lynn once told an interviewer that the election of Reagan remains the highlight of his personal political interest.
From 1970 to 1987, Lynn was affiliated with the former Louisiana Bank and Trust Company in Shreveport]].<ref name=lynnobit>{{cite news|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=181679727|title=Bruce Lynn-obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=January 18, 2017}}</ref>
From 1970 to 1987, Lynn was affiliated with the former Louisiana Bank and Trust Company in Shreveport]].<ref name=lynnobit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=181679727|title=Bruce Lynn-obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=October 1, 2016|accessdate=October 22, 2019}}</ref>
==Legislative elections==
==Legislative elections==