Fred Marshall, was a member of the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

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 from the U.S. state

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 of Minnesota

Minnesota

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Marshall born in Union Grove Township, near Grove City

Grove City, Minnesota

Grove City is a city in Meeker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 635 at the 2010 census.U.S. Route 12 and Minnesota State Highway 4 are two of the main arterial routes in the community.-Geography:...

, Meeker County, Minnesota

Meeker County, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 22,644 people, 8,590 households, and 6,133 families residing in the county. The population density was 37 people per square mile . There were 9,821 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile...

; graduated from Paynesville, Minnesota

Paynesville, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,267 people, 934 households, and 594 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,715.2 people per square mile . There were 984 housing units at an average density of 744.5 per square mile...

 High School; engaged in farming; member of the Minnesota Agriculture Administration Committee, 1937 – 1941; State director of the Farm Security Administration (later the Farmers Home Administration) 1941 – 1948; delegate, Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

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 (DFL) convention, 1966.

Marshall was elected as a DFL member to the 81st

81st United States Congress

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, 82nd

82nd United States Congress

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, 83rd

83rd United States Congress

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, 84th

84th United States Congress

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, 85th

85th United States Congress

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, 86th

86th United States Congress

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, and 87th congresses

87th United States Congress

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, (January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1963); was not a candidate for reelection in 1962 to the 88th congress; resumed agriculture pursuits; member, National Commission on Food Marketing; member, United States Department of Agriculture

United States Department of Agriculture

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 Forest Appeals Board.

Marshall was a resident of Grove City, Minnesota

Grove City, Minnesota

Grove City is a city in Meeker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 635 at the 2010 census.U.S. Route 12 and Minnesota State Highway 4 are two of the main arterial routes in the community.-Geography:...

, until his death in Litchfield, Minnesota

Litchfield, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,562 people, 2,624 households, and 1,653 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,748.4 people per square mile . There were 2,741 housing units at an average density of 730.3 per square mile...

, on June 5, 1985 and was interred in Burr Oak Cemetery on the family farm in Union Grove Township, Meeker County.