August E. Johansen | |
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.jpg) From 1963'sPocket Congressional Directory of the Eighty-Eighty Congress | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's3rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Paul W. Shafer |
| Succeeded by | Paul H. Todd Jr. |
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| Born | (1905-07-21)July 21, 1905 Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 16, 1995(1995-04-16) (aged 89) Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Olivet College Western Michigan College of Education University of Chicago |
August Edgar Johansen (July 21, 1905 – April 16, 1995) was a politician from theU.S. state ofMichigan.
Johansen was born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended the public schools inBattle Creek, Michigan. He attendedOlivet College in 1922 and 1923, andWestern Michigan College of Education in Kalamazoo in 1923 and 1924. He graduated from theUniversity of Chicago in 1926.
Johansen was a reporter with theBattle Creek Moon-Journal during the summers from 1922 to 1927. He served as minister of theSeventh Day Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois, andCongregational Church inBedford, Michigan, from 1924 to 1934. He was also manager of industrial relations ofKellogg Company in Battle Creek, from 1934 to 1944. He was an editorial writer for theBattle Creek Enquirer-News from 1944 to 1948, editor of theLakeview News, and news editor on radio from 1944 to 1951. He was a member of theCalhoun County Tax Allocation Board in 1949 and 1950 and served as administrative assistant to U.S. RepresentativePaul W. Shafer from 1951 to 1954.
In 1954, after Shafer's death just two weeks after being nominated unopposed in theRepublican Party primary election forMichigan's 3rd congressional district, Johansen was elected to replace Shafer in the84th United States Congress. Johansen was subsequently re-elected to the next four Congresses, serving from January 3, 1955, to January 3, 1965. In 1964, Johansen lost in the general election toDemocratPaul H. Todd, Jr. Johansen voted against theCivil Rights Acts of 1957,[1]1960,[2] and1964,[3] as well as the24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.[4]The Washington Post described him as one of the most consistent non-Southern opponents ofcivil rights legislation in his era.
Johansen later served as executive vice president of theRobert A. Taft Institute for Government from 1966 to 1967. He was a lecturer and writer. Johansen died inOrlando, Florida, ofAlzheimer's disease.[5] He was buried at Glen Haven Memorial Park and Mausoleum inWinter Park, Florida.
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