Richard Lyng

Richard Lyng
Richard Lyng
22nd United States Secretary of Agriculture
	In office; March 7, 1986 – January 20, 1989
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	John R. Block
Succeeded by	Clayton K. Yeutter
Personal details
Born	June 29, 1918; San Francisco, California, United States
Died	February 1, 2003 (aged 84); Modesto, California, United States
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Bethyl Lyng
Children	Jeannette Lyng Robinson; Marilyn Lyng O'Connell
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, and was appointed by the 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.^{[citation needed]}