Orville Lothrop Freeman (May 9, 1918 – February 20, 2003) was an American Democratic politician who served as the 29th governor of Minnesota from 1955 to 1961, and as the U.S. secretary of agriculture from 1961 to 1969 under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He was one of the founding members of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party and strongly influential in the merger of the pre-DFL Minnesota Democratic and Farmer-Labor Parties. Freeman nominated Kennedy for president at the 1960 Democratic Party national convention. More about Orville Freeman
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Freeman was born on May 9, 1918, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Orville and Frances (Schroeder) Freeman. He attended Central High School in Minneapolis. In 1940, Freeman graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Minnesota, where he met his lifelong friend and political ally Hubert Humphrey. He also met his wife, Jane Charlotte Shields, in college. They married on May 2, 1942, and had two children.The most expensive item with a signature of Orville Freeman (Gov. ORVILLE FREEMAN Signed Autograph Certificate COA) was sold in March 2015 for $24.99 while the cheapest item (Secretary Transportation Orville Freeman Pre-Print Autograph Signed Card) found a new owner for $0.99 in May 2016. The month with the most items sold (3) was November 2015 with an average selling price of $2.99 for an autographed item of Orville Freeman. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2015 with $24.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was May 2016. In average, an autographed item from Orville Freeman is worth $4.73.
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1964 SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE ORVILLE FREEMAN SIGNED FDC #1246 IN MEMORIAM JFK | $3.00 | ||
Minnesota Governor Orville Freeman Autograph Signed 1956 Ike Cachet Postal Cover | $9.95 | ||
ORVILLE FREEMAN Signed Autograph / SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE Minnesota Governor | $9.95 | ||
Orville Freeman Signed Photo Secretary of Agriculture for JFK | $16.99 | ||
Orville Freeman was an American Democratic Hand Signed Letter Secretary of Agric | $1.25 | ||
Orville Freeman was an American Democratic politician Hand Signed Photo | $5.50 | ||
Orville Freeman was an American politician Hand Signed Photo 29th Governor of Mn | $9.48 | ||
Secretary Transportation Orville Freeman Pre-Print Autograph Signed Card | $0.99 | ||
US Clinton Anderson Ezra Benson Orville Freeman autographs signed FDC #3290 | $7.52 | ||
US Orville Freeman Governor politician autographed signed FDC Minnesota ID#3257 | $4.47 |