Arthur Bernard Langlie (July 25, 1900 in Lanesboro, Minnesota - July 24, 1966) served as the mayor of Seattle, Washington, from 1938 to 1941 and as the governor of the U.S. state of Washington from 1941 to 1945 and from 1949 to 1957. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1956. He is to date the only mayor of Seattle to be elected Governor of Washington.
In 1952 he was one of five people on the short list for the Republican vice ...
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Arthur Bernard Langlie (July 25, 1900 in Lanesboro, Minnesota - July 24, 1966) served as the mayor of Seattle, Washington, from 1938 to 1941 and as the governor of the U.S. state of Washington from 1941 to 1945 and from 1949 to 1957. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1956. He is to date the only mayor of Seattle to be elected Governor of Washington.
In 1952 he was one of five people on the short list for the Republican vice presidential nomination. Dwight Eisenhower instead chose Richard Nixon. (Richard Nixon: The Rise of an American Politician. Roger Morris. Pg. 726)
In 1958 Langlie was named as the new president of the McCall Corporation
Langlie attended Coontz Junior High (Bremerton, Washington) and graduated from Union High (Bremerton) in June 1919. His political career was launched as part of the New Order of Cincinnatus.
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