Fred Marshall, (March 13, 1906 – June 5, 1985), was a member of 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 ...

from the

U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

. Marshall born in Union Grove Township, near Grove City,

Meeker County, Minnesota Meeker County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,400. Its county seat is Litchfield. History The Wisconsin Territory was established by the federal government effective July 3, 1836, and e ...

; graduated from

Paynesville, Minnesota Paynesville is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States, on Lake Koronis, in the central part of the state. The population was 2,388 at the 2020 census. It is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Paynesville w ...

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 Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to i ...

(DFL) convention, 1966. Marshall was elected as a DFL member to the 81st, 82nd, 83rd, 84th, 85th, 86th, and 87th congresses, (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 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the United States federal executive departments, federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, ...

Forest Appeals Board. Marshall was a resident of

Grove City, Minnesota Grove City is a city in Meeker County, Minnesota, United States. Most of the city lies in Acton Township with the norther portion in Swede Grove Township. The population was 624 at the 2020 census. History In 1870, the St. Paul and Pacific R ...

, until his death in

Litchfield, Minnesota Litchfield is a city in and the county seat of Meeker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 6,624 at the 2020 census. History Immigration to the county was slow until the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad, later the ca ...

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

Meeker County Meeker County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,400. Its county seat is Litchfield. History The Wisconsin Territory was established by the federal government effective July 3, 1836, and e ...

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Fred 1906 births 1985 deaths People from Meeker County, Minnesota Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota 20th-century American politicians