Background
Langen, Odin Elsford Stanley was born on January 5, 1913 in Minneapolis. Son of Joe and Selma (Almquist) Langen.
Langen, Odin Elsford Stanley was born on January 5, 1913 in Minneapolis. Son of Joe and Selma (Almquist) Langen.
He attended the public schools and Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis from 1933 to 1934.
His family moved to Kennedy, Minnesota around 1914. He engaged in farming in Kittson County near Kennedy, Minnesota and was associated with Production Marketing Administration in Kittson County, Minnesota, 1935 – 1950. Langen also served on the South Red River Town Board 1947 – 1950, and in the Minnesota House of Representatives 1950 – 1958.
Langen served as the Republican leader from 1957 to 1958 when he was elected as a Republican to the 86th, 87th, 88th, 89th, 90th, and 91st congresses, (January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1971).
After being an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1970 to the 92nd congress, Langen became Administrator of the Packers and Stockyards Administration of the United States Department of Agriculture from January 1971 to April 1972, when he resigned to resume farming pursuits in Kennedy, Minnesota. Odin Langen died in 1976.
Member 86th-87th Congresses, 9th District Minnesota, 88th-91st Congresses, 7th Minnesota District. Member Production and Marketing Association (chairman Kittson County). Mason.; Clubs: Red River Farmers (chairman).
Married Lillian Clauson, December 23, 1939. Children: Wayne, Lynden, Lois.