William Langer

Bill Langer
United States Senator
from North Dakota
In office
January 3, 1941 – November 8, 1959
Preceded byLynn Frazier
Succeeded byNorman Brunsdale
17th and 21st Governor of North Dakota
In office
January 6, 1937 – January 5, 1939
LieutenantThorstein H. H. Thoresen
Preceded byWalter Welford
Succeeded byJohn Moses
In office
December 31, 1932 – June 21, 1934
LieutenantOle H. Olson
Preceded byGeorge F. Shafer
Succeeded byOle H. Olson
10th Attorney General of North Dakota
In office
1917–1920
GovernorLynn Frazier
Preceded byHenry Linde
Succeeded byWilliam Lemke
Personal details
Born(1886-09-30)September 30, 1886
Casselton, Dakota Territory, U.S. (now North Dakota)
DiedNovember 8, 1959(1959-11-08) (aged 73)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyRepublican (NPL faction)
SpouseLydia Cady
EducationUniversity 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.