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Richard Pillsbury Gale Sr.

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Richard Pillsbury Gale Sr. Famous memorial

Birth
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Death
4 Dec 1973 (aged 73)
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 2, Lot 402, Grave 9
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U.S. Congressman. He attended the Minnesota Farm School, University of Minnesota, graduated from Yale University in 1922 and engaged in agricultural pursuits in 1923. He was a member of the Minnesota Mound School Board and a member of the Minnesota State House of Representatives, (1939-40). In 1941, he was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-seventh and to the Seventy-eighth Congresses, serving until 1945. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he returned to agricultural pursuits until his death at age 73.
U.S. Congressman. He attended the Minnesota Farm School, University of Minnesota, graduated from Yale University in 1922 and engaged in agricultural pursuits in 1923. He was a member of the Minnesota Mound School Board and a member of the Minnesota State House of Representatives, (1939-40). In 1941, he was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-seventh and to the Seventy-eighth Congresses, serving until 1945. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he returned to agricultural pursuits until his death at age 73.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith



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  • Added: Mar 19, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7275620/richard_pillsbury-gale: accessed ), memorial page for Richard Pillsbury Gale Sr. (30 Oct 1900–4 Dec 1973), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7275620, citing Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.