Robert Bruce Langdon

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]