| Arthur Bernard Langlie | |
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| 12th and 14th Governor of Washington | |
| In office January 13, 1941 – January 8, 1945 |
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| Lieutenant | Victor A. Meyers |
| Preceded by | Clarence D. Martin |
| Succeeded by | Monrad C. Wallgren |
| In office January 12, 1949 – January 14, 1957 |
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| Lieutenant | Emmett T. Anderson |
| Preceded by | Monrad C. Wallgren |
| Succeeded by | Albert Rosellini |
| 43rd Mayor of Seattle | |
| In office 1938–1941 |
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| Preceded by | John F. Dore |
| Succeeded by | John E. Carroll |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 25, 1900 Lanesboro, Minnesota |
| Died | July 24, 1966 (aged 65) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Arthur Bernard Langlie (July 25, 1900 - July 24, 1966) served as the mayor of Seattle, Washington, from 1938 to 1941 and was the 12th and 14th Governor of the U.S. state of Washington from 1941 to 1945 and from 1949 to 1957.
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Langlie was born in Lanesboro, Minnesota. His father, Bjarne Langlie, had emigrated from Norway. His mother, Carrie Dahl, was of Norwegian and Dutch ancestry. He moved with his family to Washington's Kitsap Peninsula at the age of nine. Langlie attended Coontz Junior High and graduated from Union High both in Bremerton, Washington. Langlie graduated from the University of Washington (law degree. 1925). He then became a senior partner in the law firm of Langlie, Todd, and Nickell.
He practiced law in Seattle for nearly 10 years before winning a Seattle City Council seat in 1935 as a candidate of the conservative and moralistic reform group the New Order of Cincinnatus.[1] He became the Republican candidate for governor in 1940 and won a narrow victory. He is to date the only former mayor of Seattle to be elected Governor of Washington. At 40, Langlie was the youngest governor in the history of the state until Dan Evans was elected. Langlie was defeated for re-election in 1944 by Democrat Monrad C. Wallgren, but won the office back by defeating Wallgren in 1948. Arthur B. Langlie was the only Washington governor to regain that office after losing it.
In 1952 he was one of five people on the short list for the Republican vice presidential nomination. Dwight Eisenhower instead chose Richard Nixon.[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1956. Langlie's legacy as Governor included the Washington State Ferries system inaugurated under his administration, additional road and bridge projects, and some of the first environmental measures adopted in the state of Washington.[3]
Langlie left politics after failing in his 1956 campaign to defeat Democratic U.S. Senator Warren G. Magnuson. Los Angeles financier Norton Simon asked Langlie to take charge of the McCall publishing house that Simon had just acquired. In 1958 Langlie was named as the new president of the McCall Corporation [4]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by John F. Dore |
Mayor of Seattle 1938–1941 |
Succeeded by John E. Carroll |
| Preceded by Clarence D. Martin |
Governor of Washington 1941–1945 |
Succeeded by Monrad C. Wallgren |
| Preceded by Monrad C. Wallgren |
Governor of Washington 1949–1957 |
Succeeded by Albert Rosellini |
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