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                                                                    EXHIBIT 31.1

                                 CERTIFICATIONS

I, John C. Ferrara, 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 quarterly 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-15(e) 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
    requirements 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 reasonably 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: May 16, 2005                          /s/  JOHN C. FERRARA
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                                           John C. Ferrara
                                           President & Chief Executive Officer