Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr.
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Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr. (Buda, Texas October 11, 1877 – October 23, 1937) was the father of thirty-sixth President Lyndon Baines Johnson and the son of Samuel Ealy Johnson, Sr. for whom Johnson City, Texas was named. He was a struggling farmer and cattle speculator who lived in the hill country of Texas and provided an uncertain income for his family.
Politically active, Sam Johnson served five terms in the Texas legislature as a Democrat. He is remembered for attacking the Ku Klux Klan on the floor of the Texas legislature during a time when many of his colleagues were Klan sympathizers (an event famously referred to by his son). He also was instrumental in the legislation that enabled the state of Texas to acquire the Alamo property in San Antonio, enabling that monument to be preserved as an important part of American history.
He married Rebekah Baines, daughter of Joseph Wilson Baines, on August 20, 1907. He is buried in Johnson City, Texas.
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- Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr. from the Handbook of Texas Online
| Preceded by Joseph Wilson Baines |
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 89 (Hye)(a) 1905–1909 |
Succeeded by William Bierschwale |
| Preceded by William Bierschwale |
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 87 (Fredericksburg)(b) 1918–1923 |
Succeeded by Ben F. Foster |
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