Myrton O. Wegener

{{Short description|American businessman and politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Myrton O. Wegener

| state_senate = Minnesota

| district = 12th

| term_start = January 2, 1973

| term_end = January 3, 1981

| preceded = Rollin Glewwe

| succeeded =Don Anderson

| state_senate2 = Minnesota

| district2 = 54th

| term_start2 = January 5, 1971

| term_end2 = January 1, 1973

| preceded2 =

| succeeded2 =

| party = DFL

| birth_date = November 7, 1917

| birth_place = Woodside Township, Minnesota

| death_date = May 5, 1991

| death_place = Bertha,Minnesota

| alma_mater = University of Minnesota

| profession = Chairman, Bertha Co-op Creamery

| residence =

| image =

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Myrton O. Wegener (November 7, 1917 – May 5, 1991) was an American businessman and politician.

Wegener was born in Woodside Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. He went to the Bertha, Todd County, Minnesota public schools and graduated from Bertha High School. Wegener served as mayor of Bertha, Minnesota. He was a farmer. Wegener was also involved with the creamery, real estate, farm equipment dealership, and used car dealership businesses. Wegerner served in the Minnesota Senate from 1971 to 1982 and was a Democrat. Wegener served on the Todd County Commission in 1991 and died while still in office. Wegener died from a heart attack at his home in Bertha, Minnesota.[http://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?id=10699 Minnesota Legislators Past & Present-Myrton O. Wegener]'Myrton Wegener, served in Legislature,' Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minnesota), May 7, 1991