Murray Van Wagoner

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Murray Delos Van Wagoner (March 18, 1898–June 12, 1986) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic governor of Michigan from 1941 to 1942.

Born in Kingston, Michigan, in 1940 he defeated Republican Governor Luren Dickenson by 131,281 votes to become Michigan's 38th governor. During his term he encouraged the construction of road projects and most famously the Mackinac Bridge. Today the Michigan Department of Transportation building in Lansing is named after him, The Murray Van Wagoner Transportation Building. He died in 1986 in Farmington Hills, Michigan.

Preceded by:
Luren Dickenson		 Governor of Michigan
1941–1943		 Succeeded by:
Harry Kelley
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