Frank H. DeGroat (May 7, 1916 – August 12, 1989) was an American farmer and legislator. Born in

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, DeGroat was a dairy and grain farmer in Lake Park, Minnesota. He served in the

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from 1963 to 1976 as a Republican. In 1976, he lost the race for the

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. He died in

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of cancer in 1989.

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1916 births 1989 deaths People from Renville County, Minnesota Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives People from Lake Park, Minnesota Native American state legislators in Minnesota 20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNRepresentative-Republican-stub