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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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1909-01-01 |
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| Name | John Albert Johnson |
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St. Peter, Minnesota , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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July 28, 1861
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| Died | September 21, 1909
(48 years)
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| Contributor | The Oncoming Storm |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | Senate 1899-1902 (District 20)
Johnson, John Albert (1861-1909) of St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minn. Born in a log cabin, near St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minn., July 28, 1861. Democrat. Candidate for Minnesota state house of representatives 17th District, 1888; member of Minnesota state senate 20th District, 1899-1902; Governor of Minnesota, 1905-09; died in office 1909; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1908. Presbyterian. Swedish ancestry. Member, Elks; Woodmen. Died in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., September 20, 1909. Interment at Greenhill Cemetery, St. Peter, Minn.; statue at State Capitol Grounds, St. Paul, Minn.; statue at Nicollet County Courthouse Grounds, St. Peter, Minn.
GENERAL NOTES
He was the first Governor of Minnesota who was born in Minnesota. (MHS Governors of Minnesota)
He was the first Governor of Minnesota to die in office. (MHS Governors of Minnesota)
He sought and lost the Democratic endorsement for President of the United States in 1908.
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