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Ragnvald A. Nestos

Ragnvald Anderson Nestos (April 12, 1877 - July 15, 1942) was the Governor of North Dakota from 1921 through 1925. He gained office when Governor Lynn Frazier was defeated in first successful attempt to recall a governor in U.S. history.

He immigrated from Norway as a teenager and spoke no English at the time.