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Richard Pillsbury Gale
House 1939-40 (District 36)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
10/30/1900
Birth Place:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Birth County:
Hennepin
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
12/4/1973
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Mound
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Minneapolis Public Schools; Elementary School;
Blake School, Hopkins, Minnesota; Secondary;
University of Minnesota, Farm School; Attended College;
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Attended College; Minneapolis Campus
Yale University; College Graduate; 1922
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
School Board/Administration:
Mound, Minnesota (Consolidated School Board, 3 terms);
19?? to 19??
[Elected]
U.S. Representative:
3rd Congressional District, Minnesota;
01/03/1941 to 01/03/1945
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Isobel Rising
Children:
Two children: (sons)
GENERAL NOTES
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the United States House of Representatives in 1944.
He was a member of the Republican Party when he served in the United States Congress.
He died in Minneapolis, Minnesota and was buried in Lakewood Cemetery.
Elected:
11/8/1938
Residence:
Mound
Term of Office:
1/2/1939 to 1/5/1941
Oath Date:
1/3/1939
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Civil Administration
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Dairy Products and Livestock
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Education
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Game and Fish
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Taxes and Tax Laws
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