1933-1936
Robert Stangler was born at Fingal, Dakota Territory in 1889. He enlisted with the North Dakota National Guard in Bismarck at the age of 28 and was honorable discharged with the rank of sergeant.
His banking career started in Jamestown, North Dakota where he worked in the industry for 20 years before becoming a deputy bank examiner under the Governor Frazier administration. He and his wife had two daughters.