Fred Kelton Gage (December 12, 1902 – October 21, 1951) was an American lawyer and politician. Gage was born in Cottage Grove,

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and graduated from Lindstrom High School in

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. He graduated from Minnesota College of Law (now

William Mitchell College of Law William Mitchell College of Law was a private, independent law school located in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States, from 1956 to 2015. Accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA), it offered full- and part-time legal education in pursuit of ...

) and was admitted to the Minnesota bar. Gage served in the

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during World War II and was commissioned a lieutenant. He lived in Fairfax,

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with his wife and family and served as the Fairfax Village Attorney. Gage also served in the

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from 1939 to 1946. His son

Kelly Gage Fred Kelton Gage, Jr. (June 20, 1925 – October 5, 2017) was an American lawyer and politician. Kelly Gage was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. Gage received his law degree from Universi ...

also served in the Minnesota Senate. Gage was killed with his wife in an automobile accident on

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five miles south of

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.'Attorney Dies, 4 Kin Injured In Car Collision,' Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minnesota), October 22, 1951, pg. 19

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