Fred Kelton Gage, Jr. (June 20, 1925 – October 5, 2017) was an American lawyer and politician. Kelly Gage was born in

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. He served in the

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during World War II. Gage received his law degree from

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in 1950. Gage practiced law in

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. Gage served on the Mankato School Board, from 1957 to 1966. Gage also served on the Minnesota State College Board and the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Authority. He served in the

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from 1967 to 1972 as a

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. Gage died in Mankato in 2017. His father Fred Kelton Gage also served in the Minnesota Legislature.'Kelly Gage, attorney and former Minnesota senator, dies at 92,' Minneapolis Star-Tribune, James Walsh, October 21, 2017

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