Robert Bruce Langdon | |
Birth Date: | 24 November 1826 |
Birth Place: | New Haven, Vermont |
Death Place: | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Resting Place: | Lakewood Cemetery |
Occupation: | Businessman, contractor, politician |
Signature: | Signature of Robert Bruce Langdon (1826–1895).png |
Term: | 1873–1878, 1881–1886 |
Robert Bruce Langdon (November 24, 1826 - July 24, 1895) was an American businessman, contractor, and politician.
Langdon was born on a farm in New Haven, Vermont and went to the Vermont public schools.[1] Langdon moved to Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1858 and then to Minneapolis, with his wife and family, in 1866. Langdon was a contractor and had built bridges, roads, buildings, and railways. Langdon served in the Minnesota Senate from 1873 to 1878 and from 1881 to 1886 and was a Republican. He was also a member of the Whig Party.
He died in Minneapolis on July 24, 1895, and was buried at Lakewood Cemetery.[2] [3]
The communities of Langdon, Minnesota and of Langdon, North Dakota were named after Langdon.[4] [5]