William Langer

Bill Langer
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	(1886-09-30)September 30, 1886 Casselton, Dakota Territory, U.S. (now North Dakota)
Died	November 8, 1959(1959-11-08) (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.