Lloyd L. Duxbury

Lloyd L. Duxbury, Jr.

43rd Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office 1963–1971
Preceded by	Edwin J. Chilgren
Succeeded by	A.W. Dirlam
Minnesota House Minority Leader
In office 1959–1963
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 1, 1B district
In office 1951–1971
Personal details
Born	(1922-02-01)February 1, 1922 Caledonia, Minnesota
Died	March 23, 2002(2002-03-23) (aged 80) Saint Paul, Minnesota
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Rosemary
Children	2
Residence	Caledonia, Minnesota
Alma mater	Harvard College Harvard University Law School
Profession	attorney, legislator

Lloyd L. Duxbury, Jr. (February 1, 1922 – March 23, 2002) was a Minnesota politician and was a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing the old districts 1 and 1B, which included all or portions of Houston and Winona counties in the southeastern part of the state. He was also House Speaker from 1963–1971 and Minority Leader from 1959–1963.^[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4]

Duxbury died in 2002.

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Political offices
Preceded by Edwin J. Chilgren	Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives 1963–1971	Succeeded by A.W. Dirlam

Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives

Territorial (1849–1858)	Furber Ames Ludden Day Taylor Norris Gardner Furber Watrous

State (since 1858)	Bradley Coggswell Benson Sherwood Benson Armstrong Wakefield Farmer Davidson J. Merriam Hall Kinyon Gibbs Gilman Fletcher Gibbs W. Merriam Graves Champlin Lee Van Sant Jones Dare Dowling Babcock Clague L. Johnson Rockne Dunn Rines Flowers Parker Nolan J. Johnson Swenson Munn G. Johnson Barker Hall Hartle A. Johnson Chilgren Duxbury Dirlam Sabo Searle Norton Sieben Jennings Norton Vanasek Long Anderson Carruthers Sviggum Anderson Kelliher Zellers Thissen Daudt

Minnesota House Minority Leaders

Halstead Prifrel Chilgren Cina Hartle Langen Duxbury Cina Sabo Dirlam Savelkoul Searle Sherwood Jennings Norton Schreiber Dempsey Sviggum Pugh Entenza Anderson Kelliher Seifert Zellers Thissen Daudt

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