Lawrence M. Hall, Sr. (May 20, 1908 in

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– February 28, 1973) was a

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Democratic politician and is the longest-serving Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He was elected to the

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in 1934, and was affiliated with the Democrats, although the legislature was at the time a nonpartisan body. In 1939, he joined with the Conservative Caucus, and was elected to serve as speaker, a position he held for ten years. Hall left the legislature in 1949. He worked as a lobbyist, before joining the

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in 1953. He would remain with the body until August 1972, eventually becoming chair of the organization.Minnesota Legislators Past and Present
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