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.