biography
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Langlie, Arthur (Bernard)
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| lived:
| (1900–66)
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| biography:
| Lawyer and governor, born in Lanesboro, Minnesota, USA. A Republican attorney, he was a budget-cutting mayor of Seattle, WA (1939–41). As Washington's governor (1941–5, 1949–57), he opposed social welfare funding and fought against the Columbia Valley regional utilities plan. After losing a vicious senatorial campaign, he became a publishing executive with the McCall Corp in New York City (1957–65). |
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