Robert Bruce Langdon (November 24, 1826 – July 24, 1895) was an American businessman, contractor, and politician.

Biography

Langdon was born on a farm in

New Haven, Vermont New Haven is a New England town, town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,683 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. In addition to the New Haven (CDP), Vermont, town center, New Haven contains the communities o ...

and went to the Vermont public schools. Langdon moved to

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in 1858 and then to

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, with his wife and family, in 1866. Langdon was a contractor and had built bridges, roads, buildings, and railways. Langdon served in the

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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 Lakewood Cemetery is a large private, non-sectarian, rural cemetery located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It is located at 3600 Hennepin Avenue at the southern end of the Uptown, Minneapolis, Uptown area. It is noted for its chapel ...

Legacy

The communities of Langdon, Minnesota and of

Langdon, North Dakota Langdon is a city in Cavalier County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Cavalier County. The population was 1,909 at the 2020 census. Langdon was designated as the county seat in 1884, was founded in 1885, and was incorporat ...

were named after Langdon.

References

1826 births 1895 deaths People from New Haven, Vermont Businesspeople from Minneapolis Politicians from Minneapolis Minnesota Republicans Minnesota Whigs Minnesota state senators American city founders Burials at Lakewood Cemetery 19th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNSenate-stub