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    Johnson, Samuel W. "S.W."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1877 (District 7)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Winona

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 4/24/1824
    Birth Place: New York
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: S.W.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Beaver
    Occupation (when first elected): Mechanic; Disciple of St. Crispin (Shoe Cobbler)

    EDUCATION

    New York District Schools; At Least Elementary School;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Married (married in 1852)
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He moved to Oswego County, New York in 1846. He came to Minnesota in 1857.

    "Mr. Johnson was elected on the Republican ticket." (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: 07
    Elected: 11/7/1876
    Residence: Beaver
    Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
    Oath Date: 1/2/1877
    Counties Represented: Winona
    Occupation: Mechanic; Disciple of St. Crispin (Shoe Cobbler)
    Party: Republican Party Notes: "Mr. Johnson was elected on the Republican ticket." (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:
    • Public Buildings (Chair)
    • Soldiers Orphans

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