James H. Lindau
Appearance
James H. Lindau | |
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8th Mayor of Bloomington, Minnesota | |
In office January 10, 1977 – December 31, 1987 | |
Preceded by | Robert M. Benedict |
Succeeded by | Kurt Laughinghouse |
James H. Lindau was an American politician from Minnesota, who served as the eighth Mayor of Bloomington, Minnesota from 1977 to 1987, serving a record six terms. He was the second-longest serving mayor, after Gene Winstead, mayor from 2000 to 2020.
Lindau became president of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange after losing his campaign for a seventh term.[1] There is a street (Lindau Lane) named after him in front of the Mall of America.[2] He won the spirit of hospitality award and the Legacy award for outstanding community service in 1998.[citation needed]
Time as Mayor
[edit]In 1982, The Normandale Office Park was constructed with the completion of the first four buildings in the area. In 1987, The City approved plans to build the Mall of America.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Tribune, William B. Crawford Jr , Chicago. "TINY MINNEAPOLIS FUTURES MARKET PROVIDES A PROFITABLE NICHE". chicagotribune.com.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "§ 17.62 LINDAU LANE". American Legal Publishing Corporation.
- ^ "Bloomington history". 26 January 2015.