William Langer
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William "Wild Bill" Langer was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 17th governor of North Dakota from 1932 to 1934 and the 21st governor from 1937 to 1939. His governorship was demarca
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Langer in the University of North Dakota yearbook, 1906
Langer as North Dakota Attorney General c. 1919
Langer as governor c. 1932–1939
The 1936 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Nonpartisan League nominee William Langer defeated incumbent Republican Walter Welford with 35.80% of the vote.
William Langer
…Langer's acquittal. Throughout the trials, Langer maintained that he was innocent and the victim of a political vendetta by Miller and Lanier. He was reelected governor in 1936. Historian Lawrence Larsen has called Langer "a master of political theater". Langer's wife, Lydia, ran for governor in 1934 but lost to Democratic…
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Walter Welford 1935 Edit
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