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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Governor Langer Response to California Governor Regarding Non-Discriminatory Sales Tax Bill, 1934
1938 Primary Election Nonpartisan League Republican Ticket
1933 Inaugural Special Train for Governor-Elect Langer
1933 Special Train for the Inauguration of Governor-Elect Langer
Cartoon: Governor Langer Saves the Family Farm, 1936
Roosevelt Langer Rally in Odense, North Dakota, 1936
Letter from the American Tree Association to Governor Langer regarding Reforestation, 1933
Special Rules on Feeding Stuff, US Food Administration, 1918
Letter from J.C. Penney, 1933
Telegram from Usher Burdick to Governor Langer, 1933
1908 North Dakota Soil Map
The Fighting Governor: the Story of William Langer and the State of North Dakota by John Holzworth, 1938