Richard P. Gale

Richard P. Gale
Gale in 1922
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Minnesota's 3rd district
In office
January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1945
Preceded byJohn G. Alexander
Succeeded byWilliam Gallagher
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 36th district
In office
January 3, 1939 – January 6, 1940
Preceded byBaldwin Hartkopf Sr. and Richard Tighe
Succeeded byReuben Erickson and Lawrence Haeg Sr.
Personal details
Born
Richard Pillsbury Gale

(1900-10-30)October 30, 1900
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedDecember 4, 1973(1973-12-04) (aged 73)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Isobel Rising
(m. 1923)
Children2
RelativesJohn S. Pillsbury (grandfather)
Alma materYale University
Occupation
  • Farmer
  • politician

Richard Pillsbury Gale (October 30, 1900 – December 4, 1973) was an American politician and farmer who served as a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. He was a member of the Republican Party.

Gale was a part of the Pilsbury family, a prominent Minnesota milling family that founded and owned the Pillsbury Company, one of the world's largest grain producers.