Leonard E. Lindquist (September 5, 1912 – September 10, 2004) was an American lawyer and politician. Lindquist was born in

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. He served in the

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during

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. Lindquist received his law degree from the

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and practiced law in Minneapolis, where he co-founded the firm later known as

Lindquist & Vennum Lindquist & Vennum LLP was a law firm of approximately 170 attorneys that provided corporate finance, transactional and litigation services for clients from offices in Minnesota, Colorado, and South Dakota. The firm was formed in 1968 when Lindquis ...

in 1946. He lived in Minneapolis with his wife and family. Lindquist served in the

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from 1955 to 1958 and was a Republican. He unsuccessfully ran for Congress as a Republican for

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. He lost the Republican nomination for the same district in

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. He died at Northwestern Hospital Hospital, in Minneapolis, from complications from a fall. His funeral and burial was in Minneapolis.'Lind Lindquist 1912-2004 He guided his law firm as a "spiritual father," Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minnesota), Trudi Hahn, September 11, 2004, pg. B1, B10

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