Robert Lippincott Searles (April 17, 1919 – May 26, 2004) was an American businessman and politician. Searles lived in

Wayzata, Minnesota Wayzata ( ) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. A western suburb of the Twin Cities, Wayzata is situated along the northern shore of Lake Minnetonka about west of Minneapolis. Known for its small-town character and lakeside l ...

, with his wife Jessie and family, and was involved in the grain marketing business. He served in the

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during

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. Searles graduated from

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with a bachelor's degree in psychology. He served on the

Orono, Minnesota Orono ( ) is a rural city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States west of Minneapolis. Located on the north shore of Lake Minnetonka, Orono is known for its rural character and abundant wildlife. The population was 7,437 at the 2010 censu ...

City Council and as Mayor of Orono from 1963 to 1976. Searles also served on the Orono Planning Commission from 1955 to 1963 and on the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District Conservation District from 1968 to 1976. Searles served in the

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, while living in Wayzata, from 1977 to 1982 and was a

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