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Deputy Frank E. McGregor
Served: 1923 - 1926 as Sheriff
Appointed as Deputy: 1931
Died - October 27, 1931
During his duties as deputy he was involved in a car
accident which resulted in a fatal head injury.
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Frank McGregor was elected Sheriff over Sheriff Edward
Stewart to become the 24th Benton County Sheriff in 1923. He was
born in Hammond, New York. His parents, Mr. & Mrs. John J.
McGregor moved to Minden Township in 1887. Frank McGregor worked
on railroads, road construction and farmed. Sheriff McGregor
belonged to the Masonic orders, including the Shriners and the Blue
Lodge of Sauk Rapids. Sheriff McGregor strictly enforced the
prohibition law, which became law in 1919. This could have cost
him his re-election bid in 1926. Col. John J. Macgregor, son of
Frank McGregor, stated that "his dad was a strict enforcer of
prohibition "only" when he was handed a search warrant by the County
Attorney's Office." (The McGregor name was later changed to
MacGregor). Sheriff McGregor received a lot of criticism for
enforcing the law that his office compelled him to do. McGregor
would later serve as Chief Deputy under Sheriff Winkelman in 1931 after
a campaign strategy worked out between Winkelman and McGregor that was
successful and could even be described as brilliant. |
