Clarence L. Gunter (June 22, 1908 – February 23, 1990) was an American businessman, educator, and politician. Gunter was born in Clara City,

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. He went to St. Mary's Boarding High School in

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and then received his bachelor's degree from

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in 1971. He taught school and was a grain, fertilizer, seed and feed owner and the operator of the Gunter Elevator Company. Gunter lived in

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, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota with his wife and family. Gunter served on the Raymond, Minnesota School Board and was a

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. He served in the

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in 1977 and 1978. Gunter died from cancer at his home in Raymond, Minnesota.'Ex-legislator, grain elevator owner C.L. Gunter dies,' Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minnesota), February 25, 1990

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