Leonard Alson Sawyer (May 18, 1925 – August 19, 2015) was a lawyer and politician in the American state of

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. He represented the 25th district (Pierce County) as a Democrat initially elected in 1955, serving until 1975. He was Speaker of the House from 1973 to 1977. He was born in

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and attended the

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. A veteran of

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in the

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, Sawyer was an attorney. On August 19, 2015, Sawyer died at the age of 90.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sawyer, Leonard A. Speakers of the Washington House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the Washington House of Representatives 1925 births 2015 deaths Politicians from Puyallup, Washington University of Washington School of Law alumni Washington (state) lawyers 20th-century American lawyers United States Navy personnel of World War II