Richard Pillsbury Gale was a United States. Representative from Minnesota; born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; attended the public schools of Minneapolis, The Blake School at Hopkins, Minnesota, Minnesota Farm School, and University of Minnesota at Minneapolis; was graduated from Yale University in 1922; became engaged in agricultural pursuits and securities in 1923; member of the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1939 and 1940; member of the Mound School Board for eight years; trustee of Blake School at Hopkins; elected as a Republican to the 77th and 78th congresses,; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1944 to the 79th congress; author of newspaper articles on social, economic, and political life of people in various foreign countries; returned to agricultural pursuits and resided at his Wickham Farm near Mound; died in Minneapolis, December 4, 1973; interment in Lakewood Cemetery.
Background
Gale, Richard Pillsbury was born on October 30, 1900 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Son of Edward Chenery and Sarah (Pillsbury) Gale.
Member Minnesota state legislature, 1939-1940. Member 77th and 78th Congresses (1941-1945), 3d Minnesota District. Member Mound School Board, 8 years Trustee Blake School, Hopkins, Minnesota.
Member Minnesota Farm Bureau, Zeta Psi.
Connections
Married Isobel Rising, August 8, 1923. Children: Richard Pillsbury, Alfred Gale.