John A. Johnson (Minnesota politician) explained

John A. Johnson
Order:35th
Office:Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Term Start:January 1925
Term End:January 1931
Predecessor:William I. Nolan
Successor:Oscar A. Swenson
Office2:Minnesota State Representative from the 1st District
Term Start2:January 1921
Term End2:January 1931
Office3:Minnesota State Representative from the 1st District
Term Start3:January 1939
Term End3:January 1949
Office4:Minnesota State Senator from the 1st District
Term Start4:January 1949
Term End4:January 1959
Birth Date:9 July 1883
Birth Place:Litchfield, Minnesota
Alma Mater:Stevens County Common Schools
Party:Nonpartisan Conservative Caucus
Residence:Preston, Minnesota
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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=12356 Minnesota Legislators Past and Present