Matt Johnson (North Dakota politician) explained

Matt Johnson
Birth Date:February 1, 1872
Birth Place:Northwood, Iowa, U.S.
Death Date:1935 (aged 62–63)
Death Place:Traill County, North Dakota, U.S.
Office:Member of the
North Dakota House of Representatives
from the 28th district
Termstart:1908
Termend:1910
Party:Republican

Matt Johnson (1872  - 1935) was an American newspaper publisher and politician from North Dakota who served as a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1909 to 1910.[1] [2]

Early life

Mathias Johnson was born on February 1, 1872, in Northwood, Iowa. He was a son of Knute W. Johnson and Mathia (Amundson) Johnson, both of whom were natives of Norway. He moved to Dakota Territory with this family in 1879, where they settled in Caledonia in Traill County.[3]

Career

Johnson began his career in publication with a paper at Caledonia and was later employed at Shelly and Halstad, Minnesota. He moved to Omemee, North Dakota in 1901 and purchased the Omemee Herald in 1905.[4] [5]

Johnson was elected as a Republican to the North Dakota House of Representatives in 1908, and served just one term. He represented the 28th legislative district together with Edward L. Garden of Souris, North Dakota.

Personal life

Johnson died in 1935 and was buried at Caledonia Cemetery in Traill County, North Dakota.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://legis.nd.gov/assembly/dakotalawmakers/j.pdf Dakota Lawmakers (J)
  2. Book: Lounsberry, Clement Augustus. Early History of North Dakota: Essential Outlines of American History. Liberty Press. 1919. 492. Washington, D.C.. 02465171 . 2009-07-27.
  3. Book: North Dakota Secretary of State. North Dakota Secretary of State. North Dakota Legislative Manual, 1909. Tribune, State Printers and Binders. 1909. Bismarck, ND. 373.
  4. North Dakota Magazine. North Dakota Department of Agriculture. 3. North Dakota magazine: the state's resources--agricultural, industrial, & commercial. 1909. 3. 123. 01715730. 2009-07-27.
  5. Web site: North Dakota History And People; Outlines of American History, Volume 3;. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company ; Chicago, Illinois. 1917 . May 5, 2016.
  6. Book: North Dakota Secretary of State. North Dakota Secretary of State. North Dakota Centennial Blue Book. North Dakota Legislative Assembly. 1989. Bismarck, ND. 250.