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Lawyer Politicians in Minnesota, G

  Fred Kelton Gage (1902-1951) — also known as Fred K. Gage — of Fairfax, Renville County, Minn.; Hector, Renville County, Minn. Born in Cottage Grove, Washington County, Minn., December 9, 1902. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state senate 23rd District, 1939-46; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Killed in a head-on car crash on Highway 169, near Belle Plaine, Scott County, Minn., October 21, 1951 (age 48 years, 316 days). His wife was badly injured, and died three days later. Interment at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Emmett Lee Gage and Ellen (Persons) Gage; married to Vivian L. Gage; father of Kelton F. Gage.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Kelton F. Gage (b. 1925) — also known as Kelly Gage — of Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., June 20, 1925. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state senate 11th District, 1967-72. Methodist. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Vivian Gage and Fred Kelton Gage.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Frank T. Gallagher (b. 1887) — of Waseca, Waseca County, Minn. Born in Wilton Township, Waseca County, Minn., July 13, 1887. Lawyer; justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1947-. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas F. Gallagher (b. 1897) — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Faribault, Rice County, Minn., November 24, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; candidate for Minnesota state attorney general, 1936; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1940; justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1943-47. Member, Alpha Sigma Phi; Phi Delta Phi; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick James Gallagher and Helena (McCall) Gallagher; married, August 19, 1931, to Elizabeth Jane Gillum.
  Milton Cline Garber (1867-1948) — also known as Milton C. Garber — of Enid, Garfield County, Okla. Born in Humboldt County, Calif., November 30, 1867. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; co-founder, along with his father and brother, of Garber, Okla.; Garfield County Probate Judge, 1902-06; justice of Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1906-07; appointed 1906; district judge in Oklahoma 20th District, 1908-12; mayor of Enid, Okla., 1919-21; U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 8th District, 1923-33; defeated, 1932. Disciples of Christ. Member, Eagles. Died in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minn., September 12, 1948 (age 80 years, 287 days). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Enid, Okla.
  Relatives: Son of Martin Garber and Lucy A. (Rife) Garber; married 1900 to Lucy M. Bradley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles Gardner — of Westervelt (now Frontenac), Goodhue County, Minn. Lawyer; member of Minnesota territorial House of Representatives 4th District, 1856; Speaker of Minnesota Territory House of Representatives, 1856. Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
George H. Gardner George H. Gardner (b. 1882) — of Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minn. Born in Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minn., August, 1882. Court reporter; lawyer; member of Minnesota state senate 53rd District, 1915-18. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James S. Gardner and Sarah A. Gardner.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Richard Nelson Gardner (1881-1953) — also known as Richard N. Gardner; Dick Gardner — of Staples, Todd County, Minn. Born in Northampton, Hampshire County, Mass., 1881. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state senate 51st District, 1931-43; resigned 1943. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Rotary; Royal League; Knights of Pythias. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., December 4, 1953 (age about 72 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Mark H. Gehan (1892-1967) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., February 28, 1892. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 37, 1923-28; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1934-38. Catholic. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., June 23, 1967 (age 75 years, 115 days). Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
Oluf Gjerset Oluf Gjerset (b. 1858) — of Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minn. Born in Norway, 1858. Lawyer; Chippewa County Attorney, 1897-1903; mayor of Montevideo, Minn., 1913; member of Minnesota state senate 24th District, 1915-22. Norwegian ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
Leo J. Gleason Leo J. Gleason (b. 1891) — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Delano, Wright County, Minn., March 22, 1891. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 28, 1917-20. Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Aaron Goodrich (1807-1887) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Dover, Stewart County, Tenn.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Sempronius town, Cayuga County, N.Y., July 6, 1807. Republican. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1847-48; chief justice of Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1849-51; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1860. Died June 2, 1887 (age 79 years, 331 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Genesee County, Mich.
  Daniel F. Goodrich (c.1838-1889) — of Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minn. Born in Maine, about 1838. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Minnesota state senate, 1878, 1883-89 (6th District 1878, 5th District 1883-89); died in office 1889. Died in Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minn., September 4, 1889 (age about 51 years). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Blue Earth, Minn.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Godfrey Gummer Goodwin (1873-1933) — also known as Godfrey G. Goodwin — of Cambridge, Isanti County, Minn. Born in Nicollet County, Minn., January 11, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; Isanti County Attorney, 1899-1907, 1912-25; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 10th District, 1925-33; died in office 1933. Died when he jumped or fell from a fifth-floor window at the Hotel Driscoll, Washington, D.C., February 16, 1933 (age 60 years, 36 days). Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, June 5, 1905, to Geneva E. J. Gouldberg.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Willis Arnold Gorman (1816-1876) — also known as Willis A. Gorman — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born near Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Ky., January 12, 1816. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1841-44; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1849-53; Governor of Minnesota Territory, 1853-57; delegate to Minnesota state constitutional convention, 1857; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1860; general in the Union Army during the Civil War. Catholic. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., May 20, 1876 (age 60 years, 129 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of David Gorman and Elizabeth Gorman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Henry N. Graven (b. 1893) — of Greene, Butler County, Iowa. Born in St. James, Watonwan County, Minn., June 1, 1893. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; district judge in Iowa, 1937-44; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa, 1944-. Lutheran. Member, Order of the Coif. Burial location unknown.
  Henry Fay Greene (1859-1915) — also known as Henry F. Greene — of Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in New Bern, Craven County, N.C., May 30, 1859. Lawyer; member, U.S. Civil Service Commission, 1903-07. Died in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn., December 20, 1915 (age 56 years, 204 days). Interment somewhere in Washington, D.C.
  Bjarne Elgar Grottum (1893-1987) — also known as B. E. 'Barney' Grottum — of Jackson, Jackson County, Minn. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., August 9, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1944; member of Minnesota state senate 10th District, 1947-54. Died in Mesa, Maricopa County, Ariz., October 4, 1987 (age 94 years, 56 days). Interment somewhere in Jackson, Minn.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record

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