Otto Theodore Bang Jr. (September 15, 1931 – December 29, 2008) was an American businessman and politician. Bang was born in Madelia,

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. He graduated from Mayville High School in

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and received his bachelor's degree from the

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. Bang lived in

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with his wife and family and was involved in the insurance business. Bang served in the

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from 1963 to 1973 and in the

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from 1973 to 1983. He was a

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. Bang died on December 29, 2008, at the

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after suffering a head injury in an automobile accident in

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on December 21, 2008.Otto Bang dies at 77; was go to legislator for 20 years
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