Ted Schwinden, a two-term Montana governor, dies at age 98

Source: Associated Press

Ted Schwinden, a two-term Montana governor, dies at age 98

BY MATTHEW BROWN
Updated 7:07 PM EDT, October 9, 2023

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Ted Schwinden, a wheat farmer and World War II veteran who gained national attention for keeping his home phone number listed during two terms as Montana’s governor, has died. He was 98.

Schwinden died Saturday in Phoenix at his daughter’s home, son Dore Schwinden said Monday. The cause of death was “old age,” his son said: “He went to sleep in the afternoon and didn’t wake up.”

Ted Schwinden was a Democrat who served as Montana’s 19th governor from 1981 and 1989.

He and his wife, Jean, opened the governor’s mansion to the public for the first time and often welcomed the public tours in person.

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