Gearld T. Mullin (January 25, 1900 – April 28, 1982) was an American lawyer and politician. Mullin was born in

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and he moved to

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with his parents and family in 1907. Mullin went to the Minneapolis parochial and public schools. He graduated from

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in 1919. Mullin graduated from the

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and from

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(formerly Minnesota College of Law). He lived with his wife and family in Minneapolis and practiced law in Minneapolis. He also worked for the American Railway Express Company. Mullin served in the

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in 1929 and 1930 and in the

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from 1931 to 1957 when he resigned from the Minnesota Senate. He was a

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. Mullin then became President of Minnegasco. He died at St. Mary's Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota.'Gerald Mullin, ex-utility head, dies,' Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minnesota), April 29, 1982

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