Mark H. Gehan (February 28, 1892 – June 23, 1967) was an American lawyer and politician. Gehan was born in

Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul (often abbreviated St. Paul) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County, Minnesota, Ramsey County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, ...

and lived in Saint Paul with his wife and family. He served in the

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during

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. Gehan received his law degree from

William Mitchell College of Law William Mitchell College of Law was a private law school from 1956 to 2015 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA), it offered full- and part-time legal education in pursuit of the Juris Doctor (J. ...

(formerly St. Paul College of Law). He practiced law in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Gehan served in the

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from 1923 to 1928. He then served as

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from 1934 to 1938. He died in Saint Paul, Minnesota and was buried in

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