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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)
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