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- ↑ "Langworthy, Benjamin Franklin "B.F." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.lrl.mn.gov. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ↑ The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Lange to Laniece
