Bill Langer | |
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| United States Senator from North Dakota | |
| In office January 3, 1941 – November 8, 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Lynn Frazier |
| Succeeded by | Norman Brunsdale |
| 17th and 21st Governor of North Dakota | |
| In office January 6, 1937 – January 5, 1939 | |
| Lieutenant | Thorstein H. H. Thoresen |
| Preceded by | Walter Welford |
| Succeeded by | John Moses |
| In office December 31, 1932 – June 21, 1934 | |
| Lieutenant | Ole H. Olson |
| Preceded by | George F. Shafer |
| Succeeded by | Ole H. Olson |
| 10th Attorney General of North Dakota | |
| In office 1917–1920 | |
| Governor | Lynn Frazier |
| Preceded by | Henry Linde |
| Succeeded by | William Lemke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 30, 1886 Casselton, Dakota Territory, U.S. (now North Dakota) |
| Died | November 8, 1959 (aged 73) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (NPL faction) |
| Spouse | Lydia Cady |
| Education | University of North Dakota (LLB) Columbia University (BA) |
William "Wild Bill" Langer (September 30, 1886 – November 8, 1959) was an American lawyer and politician from North Dakota, where he was an infamous character, bouncing back from a scandal that forced him out of the governor's office and into multiple trials. He was the 17th and 21st governor of North Dakota from 1932 to 1934 and from 1937 to 1939.
Langer was elected to the United States Senate in 1940, remaining until he died in office in 1959. There he strongly opposed any American military involvement in world affairs, and his opponents derided him as an isolationist.