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 town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,683 at the 2020 census. In addition to the town center, New Haven contains the communities of Belden (sometimes called Belden Falls), Brooksville, New Haven Juncti ...

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 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.

Legacy

The communities of Langdon, Minnesota and of

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were named after Langdon.

References

1825 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 {{Minnesota-politician-stub