| Lewis Marquardt | |
| Birth Name: | Lewis Raymond Marquardt |
| Birth Date: | 7 November 1936 |
| Death Date: | May 31, 2020 (aged 83) |
| Birth Place: | Jamestown, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Office: | Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Alma Mater: | Minot State University (BA) Arizona State University (PhD) |
| Termstart: | 1968 |
| Termend: | 1970 |
| Serviceyears: | 1958–1961 |
Lewis Raymond Marquardt (November 7, 1936 – May 31, 2020) was an American politician and educator.
Marquardt was born in Jamestown, North Dakota, and raised in Linton, North Dakota. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Minot State University and PhD in humanities from Arizona State University. To finance his college tuition, Marquardt founded and performed in The Collegiates, a dance band that toured around North Dakota and Montana.
Marquardt served in the United States Army from 1958 to 1961, working as a Russian linguist stationed in Kassel, Germany. Marquardt lived with his wife and family in Webster, South Dakota, and taught at Webster High School. He served in the South Dakota House of Representatives from 1968 to 1970 as a Democrat. He then taught at the Arizona State University and the Texas State University San Marcos.
Marquardt died on May 31, 2020, in Austin, Texas.[1] [2]