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Raphael "Ray" Schnell (May 1, 1893 – April 5, 1970) was a
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politician who served as the 23rd
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of
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from 1951 to 1953 under Governor Clarence Norman Brunsdale. Schnell also served in the
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from 1939 to 1940, 1943–1946, and 1963–1964. Schnell died in 1970 of cancer at age 77.Article on Schnell's death
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Lieutenant Governors of North Dakota 1893 births 1970 deaths Republican Party members of the North Dakota House of Representatives 20th-century American politicians {{NorthDakota-politician-stub