Deputy Frank E McGregor

End of Watch : October 27, 1931

DEPUTY FRANK E MCGREGOR
Benton County Sheriff's Office
Died October 27, 1931

Frank E. McGregor was appointed to deputy in 1931. During his duties he was involved in a car accident which resulted in a fatal head injury.

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.

Gus H Jorgenson

Marshal Nels Berglin