Gage, Fred Kelton
Senate 1939-46 (District 23)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Renville
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
12/9/1902
Birth Place:
Cottage Grove, Minnesota
Birth County:
Washington
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
10/21/1951
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Congregational
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Fairfax
Occupation (when first elected):
Engaged in the Practice of Law
EDUCATION
Country Schools; Elementary School;
Hastings High School; Secondary; Graduate
Lindstrom High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1920
Minnesota College of Law; Law Degree; 1925; Admitted to Practice, August 1925
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Attorney:
Fairfax, Minnesota (Village Attorney);
[Dates Unknown]
Military:
United States Navy (World War II, Supply Corps, Lieutenant);
05/1943 to 19??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Vivian (she died, with him, in a car accident on October 21, 1951)
Children:
Four children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Fred Kelton Gage, Jr.
- Son
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his death year as 1951. His obituary in the Star Tribune lists October 21, 1951. The Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 8, 1953; and the Minnesota Legislative Manual list 1852.
He was raised on a farm.
He was a member of the Masonic Fraternity.
"He was an unsuccessful candidate for the office of Hennepin county attorney in 1950. He was also a candidate for alderman of the second ward in Minneapolis in 1947." Star Tribune, October 22, 1951, p. 19)
He and his wife were killed in an automobile accident. His funeral was held at Como Avenue Congregational church and was buried in Sunset Memorial Park cemetery.
He was a member of the Como Avenue Congregational Church.
Religion provided by his memorial on the Senate Floor.
Body: Senate
District: 23
Elected: 11/3/1942
Residence: Hector
Term of Office: 1/5/1943 to 1/6/1947
Counties Represented:
Renville
Occupation: Lawyer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Aviation (Chair)
-
Cooperatives
-
Judiciary
-
Public Highways
-
Railroads
-
State and County Fairs
-
State Parks, Memorials and Monuments
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Taxes and Tax Laws
-
Workmens Compensation
Session Notes:
He was on active military duty with the United States Armed Forces during the first two months of the 1945 Session.
Body: Senate
District: 23
Elected: 11/3/1942
Residence: Hector
Term of Office: 1/5/1943 to 1/6/1947
Counties Represented:
Renville
Occupation: Lawyer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Aviation (Chair)
-
Cooperatives
-
Judiciary
-
Public Highways
-
Railroads
-
State and County Fairs
-
State Parks, Memorials and Monuments
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
-
Workmens Compensation
Body: Senate
District: 23
Elected: 11/8/1938
Residence: Fairfax
Term of Office: 1/3/1939 to 1/4/1943
Counties Represented:
Renville
Occupation: Practicing Lawyer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Cooperatives
-
Judiciary
-
Public Highways
-
Railroads
-
State and County Fairs
-
State Parks, Memorials and Monuments
-
Workmens Compensation
Body: Senate
District: 23
Elected: 11/8/1938
Residence: Fairfax
Term of Office: 1/3/1939 to 1/4/1943
Counties Represented:
Renville
Occupation: Engaged in the Practice of Law
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Cooperatives
-
Judiciary
-
Public Highways
-
Railroads
-
State and County Fairs
-
State Parks, Memorials and Monuments
-
Workmens Compensation
Articles & Books About
Fred Kelton Gage Memorial. Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 8, 1953, p. 1574-1575.
"Attorney Dies, 4 Kin Injured in Car Collision." Star Tribune, October 22, 1951, p. 19.
"Fred K. Gage Rites to be Held on Wednesday." The Minneapolis Star, October 22, 1951, p. 24.
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.