John A. Johnson (Minnesota politician)

John A. Johnson (July 9, 1883 in Litchfield, Minnesota – February 3, 1962) was a Minnesota politician and a Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He served three decades in the Minnesota legislature, 20 of those years in the Minnesota House.

John A. Johnson
35th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office
January 1925 – January 1931
Preceded byWilliam I. Nolan
Succeeded byOscar A. Swenson
Minnesota State Representative from the 1st District
In office
January 1921 – January 1931
Minnesota State Representative from the 1st District
In office
January 1939 – January 1949
Minnesota State Senator from the 1st District
In office
January 1949 – January 1959
Personal details
Born(1883-07-09)July 9, 1883
Litchfield, Minnesota
DiedFebruary 3, 1962(1962-02-03) (aged 78)
Political partyNonpartisan Conservative Caucus
ResidencePreston, Minnesota
Alma materStevens County Common Schools
ProfessionHardware Store Owner

Johnson was a hardware store owner in Preston, Minnesota, when he was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1920. He caucused with the Conservative caucus in the then-nonpartisan legislature. In 1925, he was elected Speaker of the House, a position he held until he left the legislature in 1931.

Johnson served as postmaster of the house during his time out of office, and returned to the legislature as a representative in 1939, serving ten years, most of that as chair of the Municipal Affairs committee. In 1949, he moved to the Minnesota Senate after winning a special election. He retired from the legislature in 1959.[1]

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Preceded by Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
1925–1931
Succeeded by