Spring Grove, Minn. Winneshiek County Republican Born in Winneshiek county, Iowa, November 25, 1870. Received education in county rural schools and Breckenridge Decorah Institute. Married in 1911 to Clara Hille of Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Has six sons: Maurice, Richard, Joseph, Charles, Harold and Walter; and three daughters: Corrine, Lois and Norma. Four sons saw active service overseas in World War II, son Harold being killed in action on Luzon. Taught school seven years; deputy county auditor four years; banking business fourteen years; moved to his present farm home in 1921; active in county AAA; president County Mutual Insurance Co.; member of Lutheran church. Serving his fifth term.

Spring Grove, Minn. Winneshiek County Republican Born in Winneshiek county, Iowa, November 25, 1870. Received education in county rural schools and Breckenridge Decorah Institute. Married in 1911 to Clara Hille of Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Has six sons: Maurice, Richard, Joseph, Charles, Harold and Walter; and three daughters: Corrine, Lois and Norma. Four sons saw active service overseas in World War II, son Harold being killed in action on Luzon. Taught school seven years; deputy county auditor four years; banking business fourteen years; moved to his present farm home in 1921; active in county AAA; president County Mutual Insurance Co.; member of Lutheran Church. Serving his fourth term.

Spring Grove, Minn. Winneshiek County Republican Born November 25, 1870, on a farm in Winneshiek county, Iowa. Parents, Mons and Maria Langland. Married in 1911 to Clara Hille of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, school teacher. Father of six sons and three daughters: Corrine, now Mrs. George Hexom of Waukon, Iowa; Maurice, ex-service man and Richard on home farm; Joseph, former captain in the A.M.G. Germany, now instructor, Iowa university; Lois, teacher at Western college, Ohio; Charles E. married and farming; Harold who was killed in action on Luzon; Norma, registered nurse, University hospital, Iowa City, and Walter, now in service in Italy. Attended county rural school and Breckenridge's Decorah institute; taught school seven years; deputy county auditor four years; banking business 14 years; moved with family to farm in 1921; eight years on county AAA; president County Mutual Insurance company; member of Lutheran church. Served in 44th, 51st and 52nd General Assemblies.

Spring Grove, Minnesota Winneshiek County Republican Born November 25, 1870, on a farm in Winneshiek county. Parents, Mons and Maria Langland. Now owns and operates old home farm. Married September 12, 1911, to Clara Elizabeth Hille of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, school teacher. Father of six sons and three daughters: Corrine, now Mrs. Geo. Hexon of Waukon, Iowa; Staff Sgt. Maurice H.; Lt. Joseph T.; Pvt. Harold D.; Cadet Nurse Norma A.; Lois E., teacher at Corning, Iowa, and Walter V. in Decorah high school; Richard A. and Charles E. H. on home farm. Attended county rural school and Breckenridge school in Decorah. Taught school 7 years; Winneshiek county Deputy Auditor 4 years; Cashier State Bank, Spring Grove, Minn., 14 years; moved with family to home farm in 1921; served 8 years in Winneshiek county Triple A office; held various community and township offices; member of Norwegian Lutheran church. Served in 44th General Assembly.

Representative from Winneshiek county, Iowa, was born November 25th, 1870, in Pleasant township, Winneshiek county. At the age of six years the family moved over into Highland township of the same county, settling on the farm which now is the representative's home. He received his early education in the rural schools and later attended Breckenridge's Decorah Institute after which he entered the teaching profession which he followed for seven years. In the fall of 1899 was appointed deputy county auditor of Winneshiek county, continuing in this work until March 1st, 1903, when he resigned and went back to the old homestead which is now his home. On October 1st, 1906, he assumed the duties of assistant cashier of the State Bank of Spring Grove, at Spring Grove, Minnesota, which position he held until March 1st, 1921. During this period the farm was run by means of a renter on shares. On September 12th, 1911, he married Miss Clara Elizabeth Hille, of Fergus Falls, Minnesota. To this union has been born nine children who are all living: Corrine, Maurice, Richard, Joseph, Lois, Charles, Norma, Harold, and Walter. Mr. Langland and his family are now and for the past ten years have been living on the old farm. Members of the Lutheran church. Elected state representative in 1930. Republican in politics.