Fred Marshall | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMinnesota's6th district | |
| In office January 3, 1949 (1949-01-03) – January 3, 1963 (1963-01-03) | |
| Preceded by | Harold Knutson |
| Succeeded by | Alec G. Olson |
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| Born | (1906-03-13)March 13, 1906 Union Grove Township, U.S. |
| Died | June 5, 1985(1985-06-05) (aged 79) Litchfield, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Party | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |
Fred Marshall (March 13, 1906 – June 5, 1985), was an American farmer and politician who served seven terms as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives from theU.S. state ofMinnesota from 1949 to 1963.
Marshall born in Union Grove Township, nearGrove City,Meeker County, Minnesota; graduated fromPaynesville, Minnesota High School.
He engaged in farming and became member of the Minnesota Agriculture Administration Committee, serving from 1937 to 1941. He then served as state director of the Farm Security Administration (later the Farmers Home Administration) from 1941 to 1948.
He was a delegate,Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) convention in 1966.
Marshall was elected as a DFL member to the81st,82nd,83rd,84th,85th,86th, and87th congresses, (January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1963); was not a candidate for reelection in 1962 to the 88th congress.
After leaving Congress, he resumed agriculture pursuits, becoming a member of the National Commission on Food Marketing, and theUnited States Department of Agriculture Forest Appeals Board.
Marshall was a resident ofGrove City, Minnesota, until his death inLitchfield, Minnesota, on June 5, 1985 and was interred in Burr Oak Cemetery on the family farm in Union Grove Township,Meeker County.
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| Preceded by | U.S.Representative fromMinnesota's 6th congressional district 1949 – 1963 | Succeeded by |
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