Donald Mackay Fraser (born February 20, 1924) is an American politician from Minneapolis, Minnesota. February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A politician is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. ... Nickname: City of Lakes Motto: En Avant Official website: http://www. ...

Fraser was born in Minneapolis and was educated in the public school system there before going on to the University of Minnesota where he was a member of the Navy ROTC. After graduating in 1944, he spent some time in the Pacific Theater during World War II and worked as a radar officer into the peacetime that followed, ending in 1946. The term public school has different (and in some cases contradictory) meanings due to regional differences. ... Washington Avenue Bridge at night The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations around the globe. ... The Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is a training program of the United States armed forces present on college campuses to recruit and educate commissioned officers. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... The Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO) is the term used in the United States for all military activity in the Pacific Ocean and the countries bordering it, in World War II. Pacific War is a more common name, around the world, for the broader conflict between the Allies and Japan... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead:17 million Civilian dead:33 million Total dead:50 million Military dead:8 million Civilian dead:4 million Total dead:12 million World War II... M*A*S*H , see Corporal Walter (Radar) OReilly. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

He returned to Minneapolis to obtain a law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School. Fraser was admitted to the bar in 1948, and practiced law until 1962. Law (from the late Old English lagu of probable North Germanic origin) in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules or norms of conduct which mandate, proscribe or permit specified relationships among people and organizations, intended to provide methods for ensuring the impartial treatment of such people, and provide... The University of Minnesota Law School, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a professional school of the University of Minnesota. ... A bar association is a professional body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...

In 1954, Fraser was elected to the Minnesota Senate and served for eight years ending in 1962 when he gained an office in the United States House of Representatives serving Minnesota's Fifth District. He served there from January 3, 1963 until January 3, 1979, after giving up his seat to run for the U.S. Senate, losing in the 1978 primary election. 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Minnesota Senate is the upper house in the Minnesota Legislature. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... The chamber of the United States House of Representatives is located in the south wing of the Capitol building, in Washington, D.C.. This photograph shows a rare glimpse of the four vote tallying boards (the blackish squares across the top), which display each members name and vote as... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Template:C20YearInnTopic 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

Fraser was elected mayor of Minneapolis in 1979, taking office on January 1, 1980. His first mayoral term was two years in length, and he was re-elected to three four-year terms after that, making him the longest-serving mayor in Minneapolis history. Fraser left office on December 31, 1993, succeeded by the city's first female and first African-American mayor, Sharon Sayles Belton. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... An African American (also Afro-American or Black American, or black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Sharon Sayles Belton (born May 13, 1951) is an American politician who was the first African-American mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the first female mayor of the city. ...

Fraser served as a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. He was married in 1950 to the former Arvonne Skelton, a longtime political activist who ran for lieutenant governor of Minnesota in 1986. The Frasers had six children. The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) is a political party in the US state of Minnesota. ...

References

• Fraser, Donald MacKay, (1924 - ). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed December 5, 2004.

See also

• List of people from Minnesota (Hidden Hometown Heroes)