William Langer graduated from UND in 1906 and had a long career in politics. He was North Dakota Attorney General from 1917 until 1920 and served twice as Governor: from 1933 to 1934 and from 1937 until 1939. Elected to the United States Senate in 1941, he served until his death in 1959.
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Red Ink's Pictorial Review of the Langer Administration, 1934
Memorial services held in the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, together with remarks presented in eulogy of William Langer, late a Senator from North Dakota, 1960
Republican Rally at Raleigh, 1914
Ransom County Farmers' Picnic and Patriotic Demonstration, 1917
Cartoon: The Langer Ship of State
Congratulatory Telegram to President Roosevelt, 1933
"Come Out and Hear Bill Langer" Poster
Poster Regarding Senator Langer's Old Age Pension Plan
Governor Langer to Local Union 106 in Harrisburg, Illinois, 1934
The Dakota Maverick: the Political Life of William Langer, also known as "Wild Bill" Langer by Agnes Geelan
Telegram from Governor Langer to King Haakon VII of Norway, 1933
Telegram from King Haakon VII to Governor Langer, 1933