Alfred I. Johnson Explained

Alfred I. Johnson
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Order:42nd
Office:Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Term Start:January 6, 1955
Term End:January 5, 1959
Predecessor:John A. Hartle
Successor:Edwin J. Chilgren
State House3:Minnesota
District3:25th
Term Start3:January 7, 1941
Term End3:January 5, 1959
Succeeded3:Marty McGowan
Birth Date:10 January 1898
Birth Place:Six Mile Grove Township, Swift County, Minnesota, U.S.
Death Place:Benson, Minnesota, U.S.
Party:Nonpartisan Liberal Caucus
Residence:Benson, Minnesota, U.S.
Profession:Grocer

Alfred I. Johnson (January 10, 1898 – February 15, 1977) was a Minnesota politician and a Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Born on a farm, he became a livestock farmer himself. He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1940, where he caucused Liberal Caucus with the then-nonpartisan body. When liberals gained control of the body in 1955, he became speaker, a position he would hold until he left the body in 1959.

After leaving the legislature, Johnson served on the Board of Regents for the University of Minnesota. He died in 1977.[1]

A Lutheran, Johnson was a member of Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Benson, Minnesota.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=12320 Minnesota Legislators Past and Present
  2. Web site: Johnson, Alfred I. . Minnesota Legislative Reference Library . 2023-06-03.