Lloyd L. Duxbury, Jr. (February 1, 1922 – March 23, 2002) was a

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politician and member of the

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representing the old Districts 1 and 1B, which included all or portions of

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and Winona counties in the southeastern part of the state. He was also

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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

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, 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

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for Minnesota by President

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in 1969, but declined. After leaving the Legislature, he became a lobbyist for and vice president of

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.In Memoriam, Harvard Law Bulletin
/ref> Duxbury died in 2002.

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"Tribune of the people: the Minnesota Legislature and its leadership" – Lloyd Duxbury
1922 births 2002 deaths Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Minnesota lawyers Harvard Law School alumni People from Caledonia, Minnesota Harvard College alumni Phillips Exeter Academy alumni 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNRepresentative-Republican-stub