John Lackner Ducker (September 3, 1922 – April 15, 2014) was an American politician in the state of

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. He was an attorney by profession. Ducker was born in Fort Thomas, Kentucky. He attended Yale University and

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, attaining his law degree in 1950. He served in the

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from 1960 to 1968. He was elected to the State Senate in 1968, serving until 1971. Ducker was a member of

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. He was also active in the Young Republicans Club, American Legion, Bar Association of Florida, Sportsmen Association, Chamber of Commerce, Episcopal Church and Boy Scouts. Ducker served in the

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's Signal Corps as a

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during

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. He died in 2014 at the age of 91.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ducker, John L. 2014 deaths 1922 births Republican Party members of the Florida House of Representatives People from Fort Thomas, Kentucky Yale Law School alumni United States Army personnel of World War II Florida lawyers United States Army officers Republican Party Florida state senators 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American politicians