William Henry Langdon

Background

LANGDON, William Henry was born on September 25, 1873 in Alameda Company, California, United States. Son of William and Anne (Moran) Langdon.

Education

Langdon attended local public schools, and graduated from the California State Normal School to become a teacher, while also entering the state bar to become a lawyer in 1896.

Career

Langdon served as vice principal and principal at schools in San Leandro, Fresno, and San Francisco, eventually becoming the city"s school superintendent in 1902. In 1905, city voters elected Langdon as district attorney of San Francisco. A popular district attorney, Langdon was nominated by the Independence League as its choice for governor in the 1906 elections.

In 1907, one year after the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake, Langdon carried out the successful prosecutions both of Mayor Eugene Schmitz and political machine operator Abe Ruef for bribery and extortion.

After one term as district attorney, Langdon entered the world of banking, serving in a number of positions with several banks around Modesto. In 1915, Langdon reentered law, becoming a judge in the California Court of Appeals.

In 1927, he was appointed as a judge to the Supreme Court of California, where he served the next nineteen years of his life until his death in 1939.

Achievements

• William Henry Langdon has been listed as a reputable judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member California.

Connections

Married Myrtle McHenry, April. Children: Merl, Lois Ann, Lawton William.

Father:

William Langdon

Mother:

Anne (Moran) Langdon

Spouse:

Myrtle McHenry

child:

Merl Langdon

child:

Lawton William Langdon

child:

Lois Ann Langdon