About John Johnson
Lived 1833 – 1892 (aged 58–59). John Johnson was an American politician.
John Johnson (August 7, 1833 – February 15, 1892 ) was an American politician. An Independent Republican, he served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. He also served as chairman of the York Town Board.
Johnson was born on August 7, 1833, in Ancram, New York. Educated at public schools, he worked as a farmer. He moved to Wisconsin in 1847 and settled at York, except for a short time spent in Dodge County. He held various town offices, and served as chairman of the town board for five years. In the 1873 general election he received 995 votes, as an Independent Republican candidate, to 936 for Samuel C. Head, the Republican nominee), to represent the 1st Dane County Assembly district (Towns of Albion, Bristol, Cottage Grove, Christiana, Deerfield, Dunkirk, Medina, Pleasant Springs, Sun Prairie and York).
Johnson's daughter, Carrie Johnson, married politician Oscar R. Olson.
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Who was John Johnson?
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
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John Johnson was born in 1833.
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John Johnson died in 1892.
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John Johnson was a politician.
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John Johnson was American.
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· DBpedia: John Johnson (Wisconsin politician)
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