John Anders Johnson

John Anders Johnson (April 15, 1832 – November 10, 1901) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.[1]

Biography

Johnson was born in Telemark, Norway on April 15, 1832 as the eldest of the five children of Anders Johnson (1804–1880) and his wife, Aaste Killing Koven (1808–1893).[2] His family immigrated to the United States in 1844, traveling via New York to reach Milwaukee.[2] In 1852, the family to Pleasant Springs, Wisconsin.[2] He married Karen Kristie Thompson in 1856. They had a daughter before her death in 1860. On October 31, 1861, Johnson married Kaia Nicoline Marie Kildahl. They had six children. He died of a stomach ulcer on November 10, 1901 and was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery.

Career

Johnson was a member of the Assembly in 1857. He served as Clerk of Dane County, Wisconsin from 1861 to 1869.[2] From 1873 to 1874, he was a member of the Senate.[2] Other positions Johnson held include Town Clerk and Town Chairman of Pleasant Springs and justice of the peace.

Outside politics Johnson owned a company that produced farm machinery, having previously been a farmer.

References
  1. A. J. Turner, ed. (1874). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (13th ed.). Madison, Wis.: Atwood & Culver. p. 449. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
  2. "John Anders Johnson". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. November 11, 1901. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved October 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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