Joseph B. Johnson (Wisconsin politician) explained

Joseph B. Johnson
Order:4th, 9th, & 11th
Village President of Montfort, Wisconsin
Term Start:April 1906
Term End:April 1907
Predecessor:Paine T. Stevens
Successor:David James
Term Start1:April 1903
Term End1:April 1904
Predecessor1:Henry Snyder
Successor1:Paine T. Stevens
Term Start2:April 1897
Term End2:April 1898
Predecessor2:Paine T. Stevens
Successor2:Augustus Matthews
State3:Wisconsin
State Assembly3:Wisconsin
District3:Grant 2nd
Term Start3:January 2, 1893
Term End3:January 7, 1895
Predecessor3:John J. Oswald
Successor3:Joshua B. Bradbury
Party:Republican
Birth Date:28 September 1837
Birth Place:Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
Death Place:Montfort, Wisconsin, U.S.
Restingplace:Hill Crest Cemetery,
Occupation:farmer

Joseph Benson Johnson (September 28, 1837March 29, 1913) was an American farmer and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Grant County during the 1893 session.

Biography

Joseph B. Johnson was born in Oakland County, Michigan, in September 1837. He was educated in the common schools in Oakland County and Detroit, and came to Wisconsin in 1855. He settled on a farm in the town of Highland, in Iowa County, Wisconsin, and resided there for over 25 years and was elected to the Iowa County Board of Supervisors from 1875 through 1879.[1]

In 1880 he moved to the neighboring community of Montfort, Wisconsin, in Grant County, and served on the Grant County Board of Supervisors in 1881, 1882, 1885, 1887, and 1889. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1892, running on the Republican Party ticket. He represented Grant County's 2nd Assembly district, which then comprised the northern half of the county.[1] Johnson sought re-nomination for another term in the Assembly in 1894, but the Republican delegates instead selected Joshua B. Bradbury, who went on to win the election.[2]

Johnson did, however, receive a consolation from the Republican caucus. After leaving office at the end of the 41st Wisconsin Legislature, he was hired as assistant sergeant-at-arms for the State Assembly in the 42nd Wisconsin Legislature.[3]

After leaving the Legislature, he served three non-consecutive terms as village president of Montfort. He died of a sudden heart failure in his sleep at his home in Montfort on March 29, 1913.[4]

Personal life and family

Joseph B. Johnson married Martha Comfort in 1862. They had at least five children, four of which survived them.[4]

Notes and References

  1. The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin . 1893 . State of Wisconsin . Cunningham . Thomas J. . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1893/reference/wi.wibluebk1893.i0016.pdf . Biographical Sketches . 641 . April 16, 2022 .
  2. News: Wisconsin Conventions - Candidates Named for County and State Offices . Portage Daily Democrat . September 28, 1894 . 1 . April 16, 2022 . .
  3. The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin . State of Wisconsin . 1895 . Casson . Henry . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1895/reference/wi.wibluebk1895.i0015.pdf . The judiciary, United States government, state government, miscellaneous state societies, etc. . 646–653 . April 16, 2022 .
  4. News: J. B. Johnson Dead . Fennimore Times . April 2, 1913 . 7 . April 16, 2022 . .