Grove Johnson
Portrait byC. M. Bellc. 1895–1897
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's2nd district
In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897
Preceded by	Anthony Caminetti
Succeeded by	Marion De Vries
Member of theCalifornia Senate from the18th district
In office January 5, 1880 – January 8, 1883
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Multi-member district
Member of theCalifornia State Assembly
In office January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911
Preceded by	Charles O. Busick
Succeeded by	Charles A. Bliss
Constituency	17th district
In office January 2, 1899 – January 2, 1905
Preceded by	William M. Sims
Succeeded by	Charles O. Busick
Constituency	20th district(1899–1903) 17th district(1903–1905)
In office December 3, 1877 – January 5, 1880
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Multi-member district
Constituency	18th district
Personal details
Born	(1841-03-27)March 27, 1841 Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Died	February 1, 1926(1926-02-01) (aged 84) Sacramento, California, U.S.
Resting place	Sacramento Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento, California
Political party	Republican(before 1867, after 1875) National Union(1867) Democratic(1867–1875)
Spouse	Mabel Ann Williamson De Montfredy
Children	5, includingHiram
Profession	Attorney,politician

Grove Lawrence Johnson (March 27, 1841 – February 1, 1926) was an American attorney and politician fromCalifornia. In addition to serving in both houses of the state legislature, Johnson also served as aUnited States Representative. He was the father of SenatorHiram Warren Johnson.

Johnson was born inSyracuse, New York, on March 27, 1841. He attended the local schools, studied law, and wasadmitted to the bar in 1862.^[1] While establishing himself as a lawyer, Johnson served on the Syracuse Board of School Commissioners in 1862 and 1863.^[1]

In 1863, Johnson was accused of falsifying endorsements on promissory notes worth $250 each.^[1] Unable to pay the debt, he hastily departed forArizona Territory to accept a job arranged by his brother as a quartermaster's clerk for theUnion Army.^[1] He held this position until the end of theAmerican Civil War in April 1865, when he relocated to California.^[1]

Johnson moved to California in 1865, and established himself inSacramento, where he built a successful law practice, sold insurance, and became involved in other business ventures.^[1] He was able to satisfy his past debts, and the charges against him in Syracuse were dismissed.^[1]

In addition to his legal and business activities, Johnson became involved in local government and politics as aRepublican.^[1] From 1866 to 1879, Johnson was clerk of theSacramento County Board of Swamp Land Commissioners, the body charged with planning and overseeing development and reclamation of marshes and bogs throughout the county.^[2] In 1867 he was theNational Union Party candidate for county auditor; accused of illegal campaign practices for allegedly adding the names of non-existent voters to the rolls so he could cast ballots for himself, Johnson pleaded no contest and withdrew from the campaign.^[3] From 1868 to 1871 he was a clerk in the office of the state Surveyor General.

After his unsuccessful 1867 campaign, Johnson became a member of theDemocratic Party.^[3] He served on the stateDemocratic Central Committee, and made unsuccessful runs for theCalifornia State Senate in 1871 and 1875.^[3] In his 1871 campaign, several ballots were discovered to have been tampered with; someone used disappearing ink to cause the name of Johnson's opponent to disappear and Johnson's to appear after the ballots had been marked.^[3] Election officials observed the alterations and confiscated the suspect ballots, but no charges were brought against Johnson.^[3]

Following his 1875 loss, Johnson rejoined the Republicans.^[3] He won a seat in theCalifornia State Assembly in 1877, serving until 1880.^[3] In 1879 he was elected to the State Senate, and he served from 1880 to 1883.^[3] Johnson was also a delegate to the stateRepublican Conventions in 1884, 1888, 1892, and 1908, and was a delegate to the1896 Republican National Convention.^[3]

In 1894, Johnson was a successful Republican candidate for theUnited States House of Representatives.^[3] He served in theFifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897), and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896.^[3]

After losing reelection to Congress, Johnson resumed the practice of law inSacramento, California.^[3] In 1898 he was again elected to the California Assembly, and he served from 1899 to 1905.^[3] He lost his bid for reelection in 1904, but in 1906 he was elected to another term in the Assembly, and served from 1907 to 1911.^[3] He lost his campaign for reelection in 1910.^[3][4]

In 1921, Johnson was appointed Receiver of Public Moneys at the United States Land Office in Sacramento, and he served until the position was eliminated in 1925.^[5]

He died inSacramento, California, February 1, 1926, and was interred atSacramento Historic City Cemetery.^[6]

In 1846, Johnson married Mabel Ann Williamson De Montfredy, a native ofOnondaga County, New York.^[3] Her mother was a member of theVan Cortlandt family, who were among the early Dutch settlers of New York. Grove and Mabel Johnson were the parents of three daughters and two sons.^[3]

• "Sacramento Historic City Cemetery Burial Index"(PDF). Old City Cemetery Committee. 2005. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on February 5, 2018. RetrievedApril 6, 2011.

• Weatherson, Michael A.; Bochin, Hal (1995).Hiram Johnson: Political Revivalist. Lanham, MD: University Press of America.ISBN 978-0-8191-9904-1.
• United States Congress (2005).Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.ISBN 978-0-16-073176-1.

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