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                                                                      EXHIBIT 31


                                 CERTIFICATIONS

I, Ralph R. Papitto, certify that:

     1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Lynch
     Corporation;

     2.   Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any
     untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
     necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under
     which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
     covered by this quarterly report;

     3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
     information included in this report, fairly present in all material
     respects the financial condition, results of operation and cash flows of
     the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

     4.   The Registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15e) and 15d-15(e))(inapplicable language
     intentionally omitted) for the Registrant and have:

     (a)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
          disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
          supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
          Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to
          us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
          which this quarterly report is being prepared;

     (b)  [Intentionally omitted]

     (c)  Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
          and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
          effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
          of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

     (d)  Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant's internal
          control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant's
          most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is
          reasonable likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
          control over financial reporting; and

     5.   The Registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based
     on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
     to the Registrant's auditors and the audit committee of Registrant's board
     of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

     (a)  All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
          operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
          reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant's ability to
          record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

     (b)  Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
          employees who have a significant role in the Registrant's internal
          controls over financial reporting.



Date: August 14, 2003                       /s/ Ralph R. Papitto
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                                            RALPH R. PAPITTO
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer