Magnus Johnson | |
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 Johnsonc. 1923–1925 | |
| United States Senator fromMinnesota | |
| In office July 16, 1923 – March 3, 1925 | |
| Preceded by | Knute Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Thomas D. Schall |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMinnesota | |
| In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | General ticket adopted |
| Succeeded by | General ticket abolished |
| Constituency | General Ticket Seat Five |
| Member of theMinnesota Senate from the 26th district | |
| In office January 6, 1919 – December 31, 1922 | |
| Preceded by | Edward P. Peterson |
| Succeeded by | Edward P. Peterson |
| Member of theMinnesota House of Representatives from the 26th district | |
| In office January 4, 1915 – January 5, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | L. O. Westman |
| Succeeded by | John M. Nelson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1871-09-19)September 19, 1871 Karlstad, Sweden |
| Died | September 13, 1936(1936-09-13) (aged 64) Litchfield, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Nationality | Sweden |
| Political party | Farmer–Labor |
Magnus Johnson (September 19, 1871 – September 13, 1936) was an American politician.[1] He served in theUnited States Senate andUnited States House of Representatives fromMinnesota as a member of theFarmer–Labor Party. Johnson is the only Swedish-born person to serve in the U.S. Senate.[2]
Magnus Johnson was born in Ed Parish, nearKarlstad, Sweden, on September 19, 1871. His family moved toLa Crosse, Wisconsin in 1891,[3] then toMeeker County, Minnesota, in 1893.
Johnson worked as amillhand andlumberjack, became a farmer, and by 1913 was the leader of the Minnesota branch of theAmerican Society of Equity and Vice President of the Equity-owned Equity Co-operative Grain Exchange and Farmers' Terminal Packing Co.
Johnson served in both theMinnesota House of Representatives and theMinnesota Senate[4] before being elected to theU.S. Senate on the Farmer-Labor ticket, to fill the seat opened because of the death ofKnute Nelson. Johnson served in the Senate from July 16, 1923, to March 3, 1925, in the68th congress. He lost his bid for reelection in 1924. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and served March 4, 1933, to January 3, 1935, in the73rd congress, winning one of thegeneral ticket seats. Subsequently, he resumed agricultural pursuits and served as state supervisor of publicstockyards 1934–1936. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Farmer-Labor nomination forGovernor of Minnesota in 1936.[5]
Johnson died inLitchfield, where he had gone for medical treatment, on September 13, 1936, and his interment is in Dassel Community Cemetery inDassel, Minnesota.
A son of his, Francis Austin Johnson (1904–1989) is the creator of the World'sBiggest Ball of Twine; the twine ball rests under an enclosed pagoda inDarwin Township, Minnesota. He is interred in the same cemetery, near his father.
Media related toMagnus Johnson at Wikimedia Commons| Party political offices | ||
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| Vacant Title last held by David H. Evans | Farmer–Labor nominee forGovernor of Minnesota 1922 | Succeeded by |
| First | Farmer–Labor nominee forU.S. Senator fromMinnesota (Class 2) 1923,1924 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Farmer–Labor nominee forGovernor of Minnesota 1926 | |
| U.S. Senate | ||
| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 2) from Minnesota 1923–1925 Served alongside:Henrik Shipstead | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by General ticket Adopted | U.S. Representative fromMinnesota General ticket Seat Five 1933–1935 | Succeeded by General ticket Abolished |
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| Liberal Republican | |
| Readjuster | |
| Populist | |
| Silver or Silver Republican | |
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| Farmer–Labor | |
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