Edwin G. Johnson Explained

Edwin G. Johnson
State House:Pennsylvania
District:80th
Term Start:1979
Term End:1992
Successor:Jerry Stern
Birth Date:15 February 1922
Birth Place:Altoona, Pennsylvania
Death Place:Las Vegas, Nevada
Party:Republican

Edwin G. Johnson (February 15, 1922 – May 6, 1999) was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[1]

Biography

He was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Altoona High School in 1941. The next year, he joined the United States Army Air Forces, where he served until the end of World War II.

He then studied at Pennsylvania State University and the University of Pennsylvania.

He worked as a supervisor with the Internal Revenue Service, the tax collecting army of the United States government.

He was elected to the state legislature in 1978 for a term beginning in 1979. He served until 1993, deciding not to run for reelection in 1992.[2]

He died in Las Vegas in 1999.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cox . Harold . House Members J . Wilkes University . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.
  2. Web site: Edwin G. Johnson.
  3. "Death record", Altoona Mirror, Monday, May 10, 1999, pg. A7, Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States Of America