Frank H. DeGroat (May 7, 1916 – August 12, 1989) was an American farmer and legislator. Born in

Morton, Minnesota Morton is a city in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. This city is ninety-five miles southwest of Minneapolis. It is the administrative headquarters of the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation. The population was 411 at the 2010 census. Hist ...

, DeGroat was a dairy and grain farmer in

Lake Park, Minnesota Lake Park is a city in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 728 at the 2020 census. History The area upon where Lake Park was founded, started to be settled in 1841 by fur traders while a Dakota encampment still existed ...

. He served in the

Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, twice as many as the Minnesota Senate. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the State Capitol in Saint Pa ...

from 1963 to 1976 as a

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. In 1976, he lost the race for the

United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...

. He died in

Fargo, North Dakota Fargo ( /ˈfɑɹɡoʊ/) is a city in and the county seat of Cass County, North Dakota, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 125,990, making it the most populous city in the state and the 219th-most populous city in ...

.Minnesota Legislators Past and Present-Frank DeGroat
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1916 births 1989 deaths People from Renville County, Minnesota Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives 20th-century American politicians People from Lake Park, Minnesota {{Minnesota-politician-stub