Harvey Johnson (Maine politician)

Harvey Johnson
Chair of the Executive Council of Maine
In office
January 4, 1973 – January 2, 1975
GovernorKenneth M. Curtis
Vice ChairHerald J. Beckett
Preceded byEdmund C. Darey
Succeeded byCarl Cianchette
Member of the Executive Council of Maine from the 4th district
In office
January 4, 1973 – January 2, 1975
GovernorKenneth M. Curtis
Preceded byKenneth Robinson
Succeeded byCarl Cianchette
ConstituencyKennebec and Somerset
Member of the Maine Senate
In office
January 6, 1971 – January 3, 1973
Preceded byCarl Cianchette
Succeeded byCyril M. Joly Jr.
Constituency22nd district
In office
January 4, 1967 – January 1, 1969
Preceded byJames M. Cahill
Succeeded byCarl Cianchette
Constituency22nd district
In office
January 2, 1963 – January 6, 1965
Serving with Lloyd H. Stitham
Preceded byMiles F. Carpenter
Succeeded byJames M. Cahill
ConstituencySomerset County
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
from the Anson, Mercer, Norridgewock, Smithfield, and Starks district
In office
January 4, 1961 – January 2, 1963
Preceded byRalph Hilton
Succeeded byMurray Hendsbee
Personal details
BornHarvey Bevis Johnson
(1911-09-09)September 9, 1911
DiedMarch 4, 1998(1998-03-04) (aged 86)
PartyRepublican
Spouse
Evelyn Hales Gilmore
(m. 1942; died 1997)
Military service
Branch/service
Years of service1941‍–‍1946
Battles/wars
Awards

Harvey Bevis Johnson (September 9, 1911 – March 4, 1998) was an American politician who served as a member of the Executive Council of Maine from 1973 to 1975. He was the penultimate chairman of the Council before its 1977 abolition.[1] A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the Maine House of Representatives and Maine Senate.[2]

References

  1. ^ 106th Legislature: 1973 Senate and House Registers. State of Maine. 1973.
  2. ^ "Harvey Bevis Johnson, former Maine Senate majority leader". Portland Press Herald. Vol. 136, no. 220 (Coast ed.). March 5, 1998. p. 9B. Retrieved August 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.