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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.
Feb 22, 2003 · By David Stout. Feb. 22, 2003. Orville L. Freeman, who as secretary of agriculture under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson aggressively promoted food assistance for poor people...
Feb 21, 2003 · Former Minnesota Gov. Orville Freeman, who served as agriculture secretary under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, has died. He was 84. His family says Freeman died last night of complications from Alzheimer's disease.
With Humphrey's aid, Freeman helped make the DFL a powerful political organization that in 1954 would help to overthrow Republican dominance in the state. 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.
American Secretary of Agriculture. Freeman was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 9, 1918, graduating from the University of Minnesota in 1940. After serving with distinction in the Marine Corps during World War II, he was discharged with the rank of major and obtained a law degree from the University of Minnesota, passing the bar in 1947.
Feb 23, 2003 · Freeman Orville L, age 84. Died February 20, 2003 in Minneapolis Minnesota. University of Minnesota graduate, decorated Marine Corp veteran of WWII, DFL State party Secretary and Chair,...
Orville L. Freeman was US secretary of agriculture from January 1961 to January 1969. Appears in One Conversation. February 2, 1966. No 'One-Way Deal'
