John A. Johnson (politician)

John A. Johnson
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34th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office January 1925 – January 1931
Preceded by	William I. Nolan
Succeeded by	Oscar 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
Died
Political party	Nonpartisan Conservative Caucus
Residence	Preston, Minnesota
Alma mater	Stevens County Common Schools
Profession	Hardware Store Owner

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, twenty of those years in the Minnesota House.

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.

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Political offices
Preceded by William I. Nolan	Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives 1925–1931	Succeeded by Oscar A. Swenson