Arthur Langlie | |
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 Langliec. 1941–1945 | |
| 12th and 14thGovernor of Washington | |
| In office January 12, 1949 – January 16, 1957 | |
| Lieutenant | Victor Aloysius Meyers Emmett T. Anderson |
| Preceded by | Monrad Wallgren |
| Succeeded by | Albert Rosellini |
| In office January 15, 1941 – January 10, 1945 | |
| Lieutenant | Victor Aloysius Meyers |
| Preceded by | Clarence D. Martin |
| Succeeded by | Monrad Wallgren |
| Chair of theNational Governors Association | |
| In office August 9, 1955 – June 24, 1956 | |
| Preceded by | Robert F. Kennon |
| Succeeded by | Thomas B. Stanley |
| 41stMayor of Seattle | |
| In office April 27, 1938 – January 11, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | James Scavotto |
| Succeeded by | John E. Carroll |
| Member of theSeattle City Council | |
| In office March 1935 – March 1938 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arthur Bernard Langlie July 25, 1900 Lanesboro, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | July 24, 1966(1966-07-24) (aged 65) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Washington (LLB) |
Arthur Bernard Langlie (July 25, 1900 – July 24, 1966) was an American politician who served as the mayor ofSeattle, Washington and was the12th and 14th governor of theU.S. state of Washington from 1941 to 1945 and 1949 to 1957. He is the only mayor of Seattle to be elected Governor of Washington, as well as the only Governor in the state's history to serve non-consecutive terms.[1]
Langlie was born inLanesboro, Minnesota. His father, Bjarne Langlie, had emigrated fromNorway. His mother, Carrie Dahl, was ofNorwegian andSwedish ancestry. He moved with his family to Washington'sKitsap Peninsula at the age of nine. Langlie was graduated from Union High School, inBremerton, Washington. Langlie earned aBachelor of Laws from theUniversity of Washington in 1925, where he was a member ofPhi Kappa Sigma fraternity.
After graduating from the University of Washington, Langlie became a senior partner in the law firm of Langlie, Todd, and Nickell.[2]
He practiced law in Seattle for nearly 10 years before winning aSeattle City Council seat in 1935 as a candidate of theNew Order of Cincinnatus.[3] He served as mayor of Seattle from 1938 to 1941.[4] 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 untilDaniel Jackson Evans took office in 1965 at 39. Langlie was defeated for re-election in 1944 by DemocratMonrad 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.[5]
In 1952, he was one of five people on the shortlist for the Republican vice presidential nomination.Dwight Eisenhower instead choseRichard Nixon.[6] He was an unsuccessful candidate for theUnited States Senate in 1956. Langlie's legacy as governor included the establishment of theWashington State Ferries system, the completion of road and bridge projects, and some of the first environmental measures adopted in the state of Washington.[7]
Langlie left politics after failing in his 1956 campaign to defeat Democratic U.S. SenatorWarren G. Magnuson. Los Angeles financierNorton 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 theMcCall Corporation.[8]
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| Preceded by | Mayor of Seattle 1938–1941 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor of Washington 1941–1945 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor of Washington 1949–1957 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chair of theNational Governors Association 1955–1956 | Succeeded by |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Republican nominee forGovernor of Washington 1940,1944,1948,1952 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Keynote Speaker of theRepublican National Convention 1956 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Republican nominee forU.S. Senator from Washington (Class 3) 1956 | Succeeded by |
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