Lloyd L. Duxbury

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

[1] Duxbury was first elected to the House in 1950 at a time when candidates, representatives and leadership positions were officially non-partisan.

[1] 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.

[2] 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.