(1918-05-09)May 9, 1918 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Died
February 20, 2003(2003-02-20) (aged 84) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Resting place
Lakewood Cemetery
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Jane Shields
(m. 1942)
Children
2, including Michael
Education
University of Minnesota (BA, LLB)
Military service
Branch/service
United States Marine Corps
Rank
Major
Battles/wars
World War II • Battle of Bougainville
Orville Lothrop Freeman (May 9, 1918 – February 20, 2003) was an American Democratic politician who served as the 29th governor of Minnesota from 1955 to 1961, and as the U.S. secretary of agriculture from 1961 to 1969 under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He was one of the founding members of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party and strongly influential in the merger of the pre-DFL Minnesota Democratic and Farmer-Labor Parties. Freeman nominated Kennedy for president at the 1960 Democratic Party national convention.
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of the Interior Stewart Udall (1961–1963) Secretary of Agriculture OrvilleFreeman (1961–1963) Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges (1961–1963) Secretary...
of the Interior Stewart Udall (1961–1963) Secretary of Agriculture OrvilleFreeman (1961–1963) Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges (1961–1963) Secretary...
of the Interior Stewart Udall (1961–1963) Secretary of Agriculture OrvilleFreeman (1961–1963) Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges (1961–1963) Secretary...
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