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Louis P. Johnson
Senate 1923-30 (District 12)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Lincoln, Murray, Pipestone
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
6/30/1876
Birth Place:
Marshalltown, Iowa
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
6/8/1954
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Ivanhoe
Occupation (when first elected):
Attorney
EDUCATION
Lake Forest University, Law College, Illinois; Law Degree; 1903; Admitted to the Illinois Bar, 1903; Admitted to the Minnesota Bar, 1905
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Attorney:
Lincoln County, Minnesota;
1910 to 1918
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Alice
Children:
Four children: (3 sons, 1 daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was born on a farm.
He moved to a farm in Lincoln County, Minnesota in 1890, with his parents.
He learned the printer's trade.
Body:
Senate
District:
12
Elected:
11/2/1926
Residence:
Ivanhoe
Term of Office:
1/3/1927 to 1/4/1931
Oath Date:
1/4/1927
Counties Represented:
Lincoln, Murray, Pipestone
Occupation:
Attorney
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Civil Administration
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Elections (Chair)
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Finance
-
General Legislation
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Judiciary
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Reforestation
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Temperance
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University
Body:
Senate
District:
12
Elected:
11/2/1926
Residence:
Ivanhoe
Term of Office:
1/3/1927 to 1/4/1931
Oath Date:
1/4/1927
Counties Represented:
Lincoln, Murray, Pipestone
Occupation:
Attorney
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Civil Administration
-
Dairy Products and Live Stock
-
Elections (Chair)
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Finance
-
General Legislation
-
Judiciary
-
Markets and Marketing
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Temperance
Body:
Senate
District:
12
Elected:
11/7/1922
Residence:
Ivanhoe
Term of Office:
1/1/1923 to 1/2/1927
Oath Date:
1/2/1923
Counties Represented:
Lincoln, Murray, Pipestone
Occupation:
Attorney
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Civil Administration
-
Dairy Products and Live Stock
-
Elections (Chair)
-
Finance
-
General Legislation
-
Judiciary
-
Temperance
Body:
Senate
District:
12
Elected:
11/7/1922
Residence:
Ivanhoe
Term of Office:
1/1/1923 to 1/2/1927
Oath Date:
1/2/1923
Counties Represented:
Lincoln, Murray, Pipestone
Occupation:
Attorney
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Finance
-
Game and Fish
-
General Legislation
-
Judiciary
-
Temperance (Chair)
Articles & Books About
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In Memoriam: Senators Ernest P. Anderson, Harry A. Bridgeman, Frank E. Dougherty, Severt B. Duea, Paul Guilford, James H. Hall, Albert Lodin, L.P.Lund, Robert G. Marshall, Fred Newton, Conrad Olson, et al. State of Minnesota Senate Chamber, April 5, 1957.
- The information on Louis P. Johnson also appeared in the Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 5, 1957, p. 1338-1339.