George W. Johnson
Deceased Person
1894 – 1974
Who was George W. Johnson?
George W. Johnson was a Minnesota politician, the 28th Mayor of Duluth, Minnesota, and a former member and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
A Republican, Johnson was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1924, representing the old District 59, which included portions of St. Louis County. He caucused with the Conservative Caucus in the then-nonpartisan body. In 1935, his peers elected him Speaker, a position he held for two years.
Johnson was elected mayor of Duluth in 1944. He was re-elected in 1948 and served until January 1953.
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- Born
- Dec 22, 1894
Duluth - Also known as
- George Johnson
- Mayor George W. Johnson
- Lived in
- Duluth
- Died
- Jun 20, 1974
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on July 23, 2013
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