John A. Johnson (Minnesota politician)
John A. Johnson | |
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| Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 1st district | |
| In office January 4, 1949 – January 4, 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Henry A. Larson |
| Succeeded by | Llewellyn W. Larson |
| 35th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
| In office January 6, 1925 – January 4, 1931 | |
| Preceded by | William I. Nolan |
| Succeeded by | Oscar A. Swenson |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the Fillmore district | |
| In office January 2, 1939 – January 2, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Sten Theodore Severtson |
| Succeeded by | Teman Thompson |
| In office January 3, 1921 – January 4, 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Charles W. Hale |
| Succeeded by | Martin W. Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 9, 1883 Litchfield, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | February 3, 1962 (aged 78) |
| Alma mater | Stevens County Common Schools |
| Profession | Hardware Store Owner |
John A. Johnson (July 9, 1883 in Litchfield, Minnesota – February 3, 1962) was a Minnesota politician and a Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He served three decades in the Minnesota legislature, 20 of those years in the Minnesota House.
Johnson was a hardware store owner in Preston, Minnesota, when he was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1920. He caucused with the Conservative caucus in the then-nonpartisan legislature. In 1925, he was elected Speaker of the House, a position he held until he left the legislature in 1931.
Johnson served as postmaster of the house during his time out of office, and returned to the legislature as a representative in 1939, serving ten years, most of that as chair of the Municipal Affairs committee. In 1949, he moved to the Minnesota Senate after winning a special election. He retired from the legislature in 1959.[1]
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