| Jim Lord | |
| Birth Name: | James Frank Lord |
| Birth Date: | November 26, 1948 |
| Death Date: | June 6, 2008 (aged 59) |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Birth Place: | Chanhassen, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Office: | 23rd Treasurer of Minnesota |
| Term Start: | January 6, 1975 |
| Term End: | January 3, 1983 |
| Predecessor: | Val Bjornson |
| Successor: | Robert W. Mattson Jr. |
| Governor: | Wendell R. Anderson |
| State Senate1: | Minnesota |
| District1: | 36th |
| Term Start1: | January 2, 1973 |
| Term End1: | November 5, 1974 |
| Predecessor1: | Glenn D. McCarty |
| Successor1: | Robert J. Schmitz |
| Relations: | Miles Lord (father) |
| Death Place: | Excelsior, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Education: | University of Minnesota (BA) William Mitchell College of Law (JD) |
James Frank Lord (November 26, 1948 – June 6, 2008) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the Minnesota state treasurer from 1975 to 1983.[1]
Born in Chanhassen, Minnesota, Lord was the son of United States District Court Judge Miles Lord. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota and a Juris Doctor from the William Mitchell College of Law.
Lord began his career as an aide in the United States Senate for Hubert Humphrey and Walter Mondale. He also served in the United States Merchant Marine. In the 1970s, he served as a liaison between Governor Wendell R. Anderson's office other government agencies. Lord was elected to the Minnesota Senate in 1972 at the age of 23 and served from 1973 to 1975. He served as Minnesota state treasurer from 1975 to 1983.
Lord died from a heart attack in 2008.[2] [3]