Background
Duxbury, Lloyd L. was born on February 1, 1922 in Caledonia, Minnesota, United States. Son of Lloyd L. and Valerie Sarah (Coon) Duxbury.
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Lloyd L. Duxbury
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Bachelor of Science, Harvard University, 1947; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1949.
Career
He was also House Speaker from 1963–1971 and Minority Leader from 1959–1963. Duxbury was first elected to the House in 1950 at a time when candidates, representatives and leadership positions were officially non-partisan. He allied with the House"s Conservative Caucus, and was known to be a Republican.
He was re-elected nine times.
When the Conservative Caucus gained a majority in 1963, he became Speaker by one vote over Aubrey Dirlam, and held the position until his retirement from the House in 1971, when he was succeeded by Dirlam. Duxbury was offered the position of United States Attorney for Minnesota by President Richard Nixon in 1969, but declined.
After leaving the Legislature, he became a lobbyist for and vice president of Burlington Northern Railroad. Duxbury died in 2002.
Achievements
Politics
Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Party.
Membership
With United States Army, 1943-1946. Member American Bar Association, other bar associations.
Connections
Married Rosemary Tyler, August 14, 1943 (divorced November 1982). Children: David Bentley, Marna.
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Political Party
Republican Party of Minnesota