Herman Becker Fast (May 19, 1887 – December 20, 1938) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician. Fast was born in a

Mennonite Mennonites are groups of Anabaptist Christian church communities of denominations. The name is derived from the founder of the movement, Menno Simons (1496–1561) of Friesland. Through his writings about Reformed Christianity during the Ra ...

farming family in Mountain Lake,

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. He lived with his wife and family in Butterfield,

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. Fast was a farmer and was involved with the creamery cooperative and the telephone business. He served as the justice of the peace for Butterfield, Minnesota and also served on the Butterfield School Board and was the school board clerk. Fast served in the

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in 1931 and 1932 and in 1935 and 1936.Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Herman Becker Fast
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1887 births 1938 deaths People from Mountain Lake, Minnesota People from Watonwan County, Minnesota Businesspeople from Minnesota Farmers from Minnesota School board members in Minnesota Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives American Mennonites {{Minnesota-politician-stub