Arthur Bernard Langlie
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| Chair of the National Governors Association | |
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In office August 9, 1955 – June 24, 1956 |
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| Preceded by | Robert F. Kennon |
| Succeeded by | Thomas B. Stanley |
| 12th and 14th Governor of Washington | |
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In office January 12, 1949 – January 14, 1957 |
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| Lieutenant |
Victor A. Meyers Emmett T. Anderson |
| Preceded by | Monrad Wallgren |
| Succeeded by | Albert Rosellini |
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In office January 13, 1941 – January 8, 1945 |
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| Lieutenant | Victor A. Meyers |
| Preceded by | Clarence D. Martin |
| Succeeded by | Monrad Wallgren |
| 43rd Mayor of Seattle | |
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In office April 27, 1938 – January 11, 1941 |
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| Preceded by | John F. Dore |
| Succeeded by | John E. Carroll |
| Personal details | |
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Arthur Bernard Langlie July 25, 1900 Lanesboro, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | July 24, 1966 (aged 65) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Washington, Seattle (BA, JD) |
Arthur Bernard Langlie (July 25, 1900 – July 24, 1966) served as the mayor of Seattle, Washington and was the 12th and 14th Governor of the U.S. state of Washington from 1941 to 1945 and from 1949 to 1957. He is to date the only Mayor of Seattle to be elected Governor of Washington.
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, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity (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. He served as mayor of Seattle during the period 1938-1941. He became the Republican candidate for governor in 1940 and won a narrow victory. He is to date the only 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. Langlie is the only Washington governor to regain that office after losing it.
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