John Johnson (b. 1833)

John Johnson (August 7, 1833 – February 15, 1892[1]) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from York in Dane County and was an Independent Republican. He also served as chairman of the York Town Board.

For others of the same name, see John Johnson.

Johnson was born on August 7, 1833 in Ancram, New York received a public school education, and became a farmer; he came to Wisconsin in 1847 and settled at York, except for a short time spent in Dodge County. He held various town offices, and served as chairman of the town board for five years. In the 1873 general election he received 995 votes, as an Independent Republican candidate, to 936 for Samuel C. Head, the Republican nominee), to represent the 1st Dane County Assembly district (Towns of Albion, Bristol, Cottage Grove, Christiana, Deerfield, Dunkirk, Medina, Pleasant Springs, Sun Prairie and York).[2][3]

He is not to be confused with the two other John Johnsons who served as assemblyman from Dane County: John A. Johnson from Madison, who served in 1857, and John E. Johnson from Utica, who served in 1869.[4]

References
  1. "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907". FamilySearch. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. "Legislature". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. November 5, 1873. p. 1. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. A. J. Turner, ed. (1874). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (13th ed.). Madison, Wis.: Atwood & Culver. p. 457. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  4. Cannon, A. Peter. Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 – 1999 Madison: State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau Informational Bulletin 99-1, September 1999; p. 67


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