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  Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs: Orville and Jane Freeman
Freeman earned his LL.B. degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1946, was admitted to the Minnesota bar in 1947, and was a member of the Larson, Loevinger, Lindquist and Freeman law firm from 1947 to 1955.
Freeman went on to serve as governor of Minnesota from 1955 to 1961 and as United States secretary of agriculture from 1961 to 1969.
Freeman was a visiting scholar at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota from 1995 to 1997.
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 Orville Lothrop Freeman - Encyclopedia.com
Orville Lothrop Freeman 1918-2003, American political figure, b.
In World War II he served in the U.S. marine corps, was severely wounded, and was discharged with the rank of major in 1945.
Running on the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party ticket, Freeman was elected governor of Minnesota in 1954 (the first non-Republican governor in 17 years) and was reelected in 1956 and 1958.
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  MNHS.ORG : Governors of Minnesota | Orville L. (Lothrop) Freeman
Freeman earned his LL.B. degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1946, was admitted to the Minnesota bar in 1947, and was a member of the Larson, Loevinger, Lindquist and Freeman law firm from 1947 to 1955.
Freeman went on to serve as governor of Minnesota from 1955 to 1961 and as United States secretary of agriculture from 1961 to 1969.
Freeman was a visiting scholar at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota from 1995 to 1997.
www.state.mn.us /ebranch/mhs/people/governors/gov/gov_31.htm   (357 words)

  
 Finding Aid to the Personal Papers of Orville L. Freeman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Orville Freeman attended and received a B.S. from the University of Minnesota in 1940.
From 1946 to 1948, Freeman was the Secretary of Minnesota Democratic Farm Labor Party, and held the position of Chairman from 1948 to 1950.
Freeman was elected Governor of Minnesota and held the position from 1955 to 1961.
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 Orville Freeman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Orville Lothrop Freeman (May 9, 1918–February 20, 2003) was an American Democratic politician who served as the 29th Governor of Minnesota from January 5, 1955 to January 2, 1961 and as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1961 to 1969 under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
Freeman is best remembered for initiating the food stamp program for under-resourced people which is still in use today.
Freeman was a 1940 graduate of the University of Minnesota, where he met his life-long friend and political ally, Hubert H. Humphrey.
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 AllRefer.com - Orville Lothrop Freeman (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Orville Lothrop Freeman 1918–2003, American political figure, b.
In World War II he served in the U.S. marine corps, was severely wounded, and was discharged with the rank of major in 1945.
Running on the Democratic–Farmer-Labor party ticket, Freeman was elected governor of Minnesota in 1954 (the first non-Republican governor in 17 years) and was reelected in 1956 and 1958.
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 American President
Orville Lothrop Freeman was born on March 9, 1918, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Freeman practiced law in Minneapolis, becoming a close political associate of Hubert Humphrey, who was then serving as mayor of Minneapolis and who also had a great deal of influence in the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL).
Freeman was able to establish a feed-grain reduction program, cut the amount of wheat grown, expand the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act, forge a wheat deal with the Russians in 1963, and complete research on foodstuffs for survival after a nuclear attack.
www.americanpresident.org /history/lyndonbjohnson/cabinet/secretaryofagriculture/agriculture   (369 words)

  
 Freeman Forum - thoughtful lectures at the University of Minnesota   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A decorated U.S. Marine combat veteran, Freeman was elected Minnesota Governor in 1954 and twice reelected, serving a total of six years.
Orville Lothrop Freeman was born on May 9, 1918, in Minneapolis.
Orville Freeman died February 20, 2003 from complications of Alzheimer's Disease.
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 get secretary of agriculture freeman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Secretary of Agriculture: Orville Freeman (1963 - 1969) Orville Lothrop Freeman was born on March 9, 1918, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Secretary of Agriculture: Orville Freeman (1961 - 1963) Orville Lothrop Freeman was born on March 9, 1918, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Orville Freeman ran unsuccessfully for Minnesota attorney general in 1950 and for governor in 1952, before being elected to the governor's office three times.
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 The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Freeman
Freeman, A. — of Newnan, Coweta County, Ga. Democrat.
Freeman, Charles E. (born c.1934) — of Illinois.
Freeman, Mary — of Portia, Lawrence County, Ark. Democrat.
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 American President   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Freeman practiced law in Minneapolis, becoming a close political associate of Herbert Humphrey, who was then serving as mayor of Minneapolis and who also had a great deal of influence in the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL).
In 1954, Freeman became governor of Minnesota, where he earned a reputation as a progressive; he was re-elected to that post in 1956 and 1958.
Freeman himself had failed win re-election in 1960, allowing Kennedy to appoint him as Secretary of Agriculture.
www.americanpresident.org /history/johnfkennedy/cabinet/secretaryofagriculture/agriculture/h_index.shtml   (367 words)

  
 ORVILLE L. FREEMAN: An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
BIOGRAPHY OF ORVILLE L. Orville Lothrop Freeman was born in Minneapolis on May 9, 1918.
This file includes Freeman speeches to the 1968 annual convention of the Farmers Union Central Exchange (CENEX), St. Paul, and to the Executives Club of Chicago, and an exchange of letters between Freeman and the Nixon for President Committee regarding a political attack apparently made on Freeman by Republican presidential candidate Richard Nixon.
Ioanes, Raymond A.: Freeman as Secretary of Agriculture,1997.
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 Columbia Encyclopedia - Freeman Orville Lothrop - AOL Research & Learn
Columbia Encyclopedia - Freeman Orville Lothrop - AOL Research & Learn
Running on the Democratic–Farmer-Labor party ticket, Freeman was elected governor of Minnesota in 1954 (the first non-Republican governor in 17 years) and was reelected in 1956 and 1958.
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 Office of Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty and Lt. Governor Carol Molnau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Saint Paul — Governor Tim Pawlenty proclaimed that the State of Minnesota flag be flown at half-staff on state property from sunrise February 21 to sunset February 28 in honor and remembrance of Governor Orville Freeman, who died Thursday night from complications of Alzheimer's Disease.
WHEREAS: Orville Lothrop Freeman was born on May 9, 1918, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and later graduated magna cum laude from the University of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS: Governor Orville Freeman embodied the spirit and service of Minnesotans, earning a place in the hearts of our people and the history of our state.
www.governor.state.mn.us /Tpaw_View_Article.asp?artid=159   (449 words)

  
 MHS Collections: Manuscripts
The papers reflect his interest in the breeding and raising of cattle and his wide reputation as an author, scientist and teacher.
Newspaper clippings and scrapbooks kept by the Freeman family (27 volumes, 1948-1964) and as Secretary of Agriculture (25 volumes, 1960-1969).
Correspondence and subject files of a Minneapolis-based farm activist, political gadfly, and self-described agitator for legislation to help the farmer, particularly for a protective tariff on agricultural imports.
www.mnhs.org /collections/manuscripts/agri.htm   (3377 words)

  
 Lothrop - www.melvig.org/rtc_toc.html   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Local news for New Lothrop, MI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.
Woodward, Lothrop and Cochrane opened at 705 Market Space at the intersection of Woodward and Lothrop purchased Cochrane's share of the partnership,
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 Orville Freeman
Orville Lothrop Freeman (May 9, 1918 - February 20, 2003) was the 29th Governor of Minnesota from January 5, 1955 to January 2, 1961.
He served as the US Secretary of Agriculture from 1961-1969.
Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life.
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 Encyclopedia: Orville Lothrop Freeman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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A Democrat, he served from 4 January 1905 - 21 September 1909.
1918 Orville Lothrop Freeman, 29th Governor of Minnesota, was borm in Minneapolis.
A member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party, he later served in the U.S. Cabinet.
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 USDA History Collection Guide, Special Collections of NAL
This collection documents the work of the USDA, its staff and agencies.
It is particularly strong concerning the activities of the Secretaries of Agriculture, their assistants and staffs, especially for the administrations of Henry Agard Wallace, Ezra Taft Benson, and Orville Lothrop Freeman.
Large sections of the records relate to the response of the USDA to such crises as World War I, World War II, and the Great Depression, droughts, floods and other disasters, and the changes brought about by the economic and technological developments of the twentieth century.
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