Donald M. Fraser
| Donald M. Fraser | |
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January 1977, Congressional Photo
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| 44th Mayor of Minneapolis | |
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In office January 1, 1980 – December 31, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Albert Hofstede |
| Succeeded by | Sharon Sayles Belton |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 5th district |
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In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Walter Judd |
| Succeeded by | Martin Olav Sabo |
| Member of the Minnesota State Senate | |
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In office 1954–1962 |
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| Personal details | |
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Donald MacKay Fraser February 20, 1924 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Political party | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Arvonne Fraser née Skelton (m. 1950) |
| Children | 6 |
| Residence | Minnesota |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Donald MacKay Fraser (born February 20, 1924) is an American politician from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Fraser was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Everett and Lois Fraser, immigrants from Canada. His father studied law at Harvard, began teaching at George Washington University and became dean of the University of Minnesota Law School in 1920. Fraser graduated from University High School in 1941 and that year, he entered the University of Minnesota. During college, he was a member of the varsity swimming team.
Having joined the US Navy ROTC, he was placed on active duty in July 1942 and continued his naval studies on campus until February 1944, when he was commissioned an officer and sent to the Pacific Theater during World War II. Fraser worked as a radar officer into the peacetime that followed, ending in 1946. In June 1946 Fraser returned to Minneapolis to study law at the University of Minnesota Law School.
Fraser served as a member of the Minnesota Law Review and wrote a law review article on the illegality of racial covenants for land, a position supported by the US Supreme Court in 1948. Fraser earned his law degree and was admitted to the bar, the same year. He joined the politically active firm of Larson, Loevinger, Lindquist, Freeman, and Fraser. Fraser engaged in general law practice and served as municipal attorney for the suburban community of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. He married Arvonne Skelton in 1950 and the following year, they welcomed the first of their six children: Thomas, Mary, John, Lois, Anne, and Jean (born in that order).
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