William L. Guy
26th Governor of North Dakota
In office 1961 – 1973
Lieutenant	Richard F. Larsen
Preceded by	John E. Davis
Succeeded by	Arthur A. Link
Born	September 30, 1919 (1919-09-30) (age 88) Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Jean Guy

William Lewis Guy (born September 30, 1919) was the governor of the U.S. state of North Dakota from 1961 to 1973. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government North Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern and Western regions of the United States of America. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. At 87, he is the second oldest of the six living current or past governors of North Dakota. North Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern and Western regions of the United States of America.

Biography

Guy was born in Devils Lake, North Dakota. Devils Lake is a city in Ramsey County, North Dakota in the United States. After receiving his B. S. degree from North Dakota Agricultural College (NDAC), where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, he served in the U.S. Navy in World War II as a gunnery officer, retiring as a lieutenant. North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, more commonly known as North Dakota State University ( NDSU) is a Public university in Sigma Alpha Epsilon (also known as SΑΕ) is a secret letter social college fraternity World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He received a master's degree from the University of Minnesota, and then became the assistant county agent for Cass County. The University of Minnesota Twin Cities ( U of M or The U) is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. Cass County is a County located in the state of North Dakota, USA. With his wife Jean, Guy began farming at Amenia, North Dakota, in 1948 and taught agricultural economics at NDAC during the winter quarters. Amenia is a city in Cass County, North Dakota in the United States. He served in the North Dakota House of Representatives for one term from 1959 to 1961. In the legislature Guy served as assistant minority leader.

Years as Governor

His election as governor on the Democratic-Non Partisan League ticket finally established the two-party system in North Dakota. The North Dakota Democratic Non-Partisan League Party (abbreviated Democratic-NPL or Dem-NPL) is a North Dakota Political party affiliated As governor, Guy served two two-year terms and two four-year terms. He began modernizing state government by implementing the new Office of Management and Budget. During his terms, the state hospital's patient load was reduced from 2,600 to 600 and eight regional mental health districts were established. Guy organized the five-state Old West Trail Tourist Loop. The interstate highway system, 350 Minuteman missiles, the anti-ballistic missiles site, and Garrison Diversion were large federal projects that came to North Dakota during Guy's watch. He was instrumental in bringing three sugar beet refineries and large scale coal-fired electrical generation to North Dakota. Governor Guy was selected by President Lyndon B. Johnson to observe the first presidential elections in South Vietnam. "RVN" redirects here RVN is also the former callsign of a TV station in Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia He originated the concept of an interpretive North Dakota Heritage Center and promoted its construction. The Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award was established by Governor Guy as North Dakota's highest recognition. Guy organized and served as the first chairman of the Midwest Governors' Conference in 1962. In 1966 he was elected chairman of the National Governors' Conference. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in 1974. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives

See also

• North Dakota United States Senate election, 1974