Lachlan Luthor (b. 1916) was the father of Lionel Luthor. He and his wife lived in Suicide Slums and he scraped by doing petty crime. In 1961, he was hired by Sheriff Billy Tate to kill a mysterious stranger, Joe the Drifter, but instead killed Louise McCallum. However, he was never convicted of the crime because Tate had to prevent anyone from finding out his involvement. Lachlan and Eliza were killed in a tenement fire. It was later revealed that Lionel Luthor and Morgan Edge set the fire in order to collect the couple's insurance money.
Eliza Luthor (maiden name Meehan) was Lachlan's wife...
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