James Frank Lord (November 26, 1948 – June 6, 2008) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the

Minnesota state treasurer The state treasurer of Minnesota was a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Twenty-six individuals occupied the office of state treasurer from 1858 until the office's abolition in 2003. The final state t ...

from 1975 to 1983.

Early life and education

Born in

Chanhassen, Minnesota Chanhassen is a city about southwest of Minneapolis in Carver County and partially in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The southwest edge of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul suburbs, there is a mix of residential neighborhoods and rura ...

, Lord was the son of

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Judge

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. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. ...

and a Juris Doctor from the

William Mitchell College of Law William Mitchell College of Law was a private, independent law school located in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States, from 1956 to 2015. Accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA), it offered full- and part-time legal education in pursuit of ...

Career

Lord began his career as an aide in the

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for

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and

Walter Mondale Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (January 5, 1928 – April 19, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter. A U.S. senator from Minnesota ...

. He also served in the

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. In the 1970s, he served as a liaison between Governor Wendell R. Anderson's office other government agencies. Lord was elected to the

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in 1972 at the age of 23 and served from 1973 to 1975. He served as

from 1975 to 1983.

Personal life

Lord died from a heart attack in 2008.

References

1948 births 2008 deaths People from Chanhassen, Minnesota People from Excelsior, Minnesota United States Merchant Mariners University of Minnesota alumni William Mitchell College of Law alumni Minnesota lawyers Democratic Party Minnesota state senators State treasurers of Minnesota 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American lawyers {{Minnesota-politician-stub