Arthur B. Langlie

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Arthur B. Langlie

Arthur Bernard Langlie (born July 25, 1900 in Lanesboro , Fillmore County , Minnesota , † July 24, 1966 in Seattle ) was an American politician and from 1941 to 1945 the twelfth and between 1949 and 1957 the 14th governor of the state of Washington .

Early years and political advancement

Arthur Langlie studied law at the University of Washington until 1926 and was admitted to the bar after successfully passing his exams. After moving to Bremerton, Washington State, he practiced his new profession there. In 1935 he was a candidate for a group called the New Order of Cincinnatus , which advocated "moral renewal" and was in strict opposition to the New Deal policy of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt , and which, among other things, was because of its paramilitary organizational structure and expressions of sympathy to European fascist organizations accused of proto-fascist tendencies by both Republican and Democratic political opponents were elected to the Seattle City Council. He also had support from a Christian evangelical network known today as “ The Family ”, of which he was a member and which was first formed in Seattle at that time. He was also mayor of this city between 1938 and 1941 . In 1940 he was elected as the Republican Party candidate for new governor.

First term as governor of Washington

Arthur Langlie took up his new post on January 13, 1941. The Grand Coulee Dam, begun under his predecessor Clarence D. Martin , was completed in 1941 . In Langlie's first term of office, the United States entered the war as a result of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. As a result, production in Washington State had to be converted to armaments requirements. At the same time soldiers had to be recruited and made available to the armed forces. Domestically, Langlie's tenure was calm. In 1944 he ran for re-election without success.

Second term as governor from 1949 to 1957

After being voted out of office in 1944, Langlie initially returned to practice as a lawyer. In 1948 he managed to win again in the gubernatorial elections. After re-election in 1952, he was able to complete two full four-year terms as governor between January 10, 1949 and January 14, 1957. During this time, the country's first television station (King TV) went into operation in 1948, and in 1954, Washington-based Boeing introduced the Boeing 707 . Between 1955 and 1956, Langlie was chairman of the National Governors Association . He was also a delegate and speaker at the 1952 Republican National Convention , when Dwight D. Eisenhower was nominated as the party's presidential candidate. During his tenure he was also a member of the Board of Trustees of the then young evangelical aid organization World Vision .

Another résumé

After his governorship was over, Langlie became chairman of the board of McCalls Publishing Company . He was married to Evelyn Pansy Baker, with whom he had two children.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Jeff Sharlet, The Family Harper Perennial (2009) ISBN 0060560053 pp. 117/118
  2. ↑ "A Family Timeline: The Strong Shall Inherit the Earth" Mother Jones, Sept. 27, 2010 (accessed June 25, 2011)
  3. ↑ The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 47, No. 14, ed. 1 Thursday April 5, 1956 page 1 (Town Topics)
personal data
SURNAME Langlie, Arthur B.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Langlie, Arthur Bernard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 25, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Lanesboro , Minnesota
DATE OF DEATH July 24, 1966
Place of death Seattle