Senate 1973-74 (District 36)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus
Counties Served:
Carver, Hennepin, Scott
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
11/26/1948
Birth Place:
Chanhassen, Minnesota
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
6/6/2008
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Jim
City of Residence (when first elected):
Excelsior
Occupation (when first elected):
Administrator
EDUCATION
Georgetown University; Attended College;
Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota; Attended College;
University of Minnesota; B.A.;
William Mitchell College of Law; Law Degree; 1980
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
United States Merchant Marines;
19?? to 19??
U.S. Legislative Staff/Council/Commission:
United States Senate (Staff Member for United States Senator Hubert Humphrey);
19?? to 19??
U.S. Legislative Staff/Council/Commission:
United States Senate (Staff Member for United States Senator Walter Mondale);
19?? to 19??
State Governor Staff:
Minnesota Governor Wendell Anderson's Office (Staff Assistant/Liaison to the Departments of Human Rights, Agriculture, and Veterans Affairs);
197? to 197?
State Treasurer/Office:
Minnesota State Treasurer;
01/03/1975 to 01/02/1983
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Christy; Divorced (after he left office, June 1978)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was 25 when he was elected Minnesota State Treasurer in 1974, making him the youngest constitutional officer elected in Minnesota state history. (Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1975-76)
He ran unsuccessfully for the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1970.
He was the son of Minnesota Chief United States District Judge Miles Lord.
His brother, Miles "Mick" Lord Jr., served as Assistant Minnesota State Auditor.
He had diabetes.
He died of a heart attack. His funeral was held on June 11, 2008 at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Excelsior, Minnesota. He was buried in Acacia Park Cemetery in Mendota Heights, Minnesota.
Religion provided by his obituary.