Included in this lot is a 'Rankin for Governor' Republican Ticket political sign. Wellington D. Rankin (September 16, 1884 – June 4, 1966) was a Republican public official from the state of Montana. He was born Wellington Duncan Rankin on September 16, 1884 in Missoula, Montana, the son of John and Olive Rankin. He grew up in a political family, with several of his relatives holding public office. He attended Harvard University, earning his bachelor's degree in 1905, and Harvard Law School, graduating in 1909. An attorney by profession, he served in the United States Army during World War I. He was elected Montana Attorney General in 1920 and unsuccessfully stood for the Republican Senate nomination in 1924. A few days after losing the Senate primary, Rankin was appointed to fill a vacancy as an associate justice of the Montana Supreme Court, a position he held until the end of 1925. He resigned that post to accept an appointment from President Calvin Coolidge as U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana (i.e. the entire state). Rankin was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Governor in 1928, but continued as U.S. Attorney; he was re-appointed to that post by President Herbert Hoover in 1930 and served until 1934. He returned to practicing law until 1942, when he ran for the U.S. Senate against liberal incumbent Democrat James Edward Murray. He lost to Murray by a vote of 83,673 to 82,461. Wellington Rankin's older sister, Jeannette Rankin, was the first woman ever elected to the United States Congress. The sign shows a large black and white head shot of Rankin with "Rankin" in black lettering and all caps above the picture and "For Governor Republican Ticket" below the picture. In tiny letters on the bottom left of the poster is written "Circulated and Paid for by Republican State Central Committee". The sign is bent on the top right hand corner with liquid damage. The sign measures 22" by 14".