Melvin Lyle Frederick (November 24, 1929 – August 19, 2019) was an American politician and businessman. Frederick was born in

West Concord, Minnesota West Concord is a city in Dodge County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 861 at the 2020 census. History West Concord was platted in 1885. A large share of the early settlers of the area were from New England, New York or Pennsylvan ...

. He graduated from the West Concord High School in 1947. Frederick then served in the

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare, land military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight Uniformed services of the United States, U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army o ...

during the

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. He was involved in the grocery business and was the owner of Fredeick's Super Valu in West Concord. Frederick was also a stock broker. Frederick served in the

Minnesota Senate The Minnesota Senate is the upper house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. At 67 members, half as many as the Minnesota House of Representatives, it is the largest upper house of any U.S. state legislature. Floor sessions are h ...

from 1971 to 1990 and was a

Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or again ...

. Frederick died from cancer at St. Mary's Hospital in

Rochester, Minnesota Rochester is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Olmsted County. Located on rolling bluffs on the Zumbro River's south fork in Southeast Minnesota, the city is the home and birthplace of the renowned Mayo Clinic. Ac ...

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* 1929 births 2019 deaths People from Dodge County, Minnesota Military personnel from Minnesota Businesspeople from Minnesota Republican Party Minnesota state senators Deaths from cancer in Minnesota 20th-century American businesspeople {{Minnesota-politician-stub