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Johnson, George H. "G.H."

Sessions Served    Other Information

House 1877 (District 26)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Hennepin

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: ??/??/1843 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country: Norway
Date of Death: ??/??/1929
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names: G.H.
City of Residence (when first elected): Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected): Farmer/Former County Sheriff

EDUCATION

Self Educated; At Least Elementary School;

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Military: 1st Illinois Artillery (United States Civil War); 1862 to 1865
County Government: Hennepin County, Minnesota (Sheriff); 1870 to 1876 [Elected]

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

Toensing lists his birth year as 1843. Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877 lists 1842.

He moved to a farm in Cook County, Illinois in 1851, with his parents. He came to Minnesota in 1865.

"His politics are Republican, out and out." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 42)

Total Days Served: 371

SESSIONS SERVED

19th Legislative Session (1877)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1877
Body: House
District: 26
Elected: 11/7/1876
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Oath Date: 1/2/1877
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Farmer/Former County Sheriff
Party: Republican Party Notes: "His politics are Republican, out and out." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 42)
Committees:
  • Claims
  • Printing
Session Notes: From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.

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