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Montana’s 19th governor, Ted Schwinden, has died at 98 years old due to old age. Schwinden was known for listing his phone number to the public and answering it.

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

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Ted Schwinden, a wheat farmer and Word 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.

Ted Schwinden, who served as Montana’s governor through most of the 1980’s, has died at the age of 98.

Schwinden was a fiscally conservative Democrat who was famous for keeping his home number listed in the Helena phone book.

Governor Greg Gianforte and Senator Jon Tester are among those sending out condolences this morning after the death of Montana's 19th governor, Ted Schwinden.T

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Ted Schwinden, a wheat farmer and Word 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.

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Schwinden was a farmer and historian who guided Montana through political change and economic distress.

Former Montana Gov. Ted Schwinden, a wheat farmer and World War II veteran who gained national attention for keeping his home phone number listed during his two terms in office,