Edwin C. Johnson

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Edwin Carl Johnson
26th Governor of Colorado
In office 1933 – 1937
Preceded by	William Herbert Adams
Succeeded by	Ray Herbert Talbot
Born	January 1, 1884 Scandia, Kansas
Died	May 30, 1970 (aged 86) Denver, Colorado
Political party	Democratic
Religion	Lutheran
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Edwin Carl Johnson (January 1, 1884 – May 30, 1970) was a Democratic Party politician from the state of Colorado. He represented his state for three terms in the United States Senate from 1937 until 1955, and served as governor of Colorado from 1933 until 1937 and from 1955 until 1957. He was born in Scandia, Kansas, moved with his family to Nebraska as a child, and started a farm in Colorado as a young man. He was lieutenant governor of Colorado from 1931 to 1933. He died in Denver, Colorado.

He was perhaps best known for making a speech on the Senate floor criticizing the extramarital affair of actress Ingrid Bergman, who at the time was married to Petter Lindström. Bergman's affair with Italian director Roberto Rossellini became a cause celebre as a result of Johnson's speech, forcing her to escape to Europe for several years until her return in the 1956 blockbuster film Anastasia.

The eastbound bore of the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel is named for Johnson.

[edit] External links

• Governor Edwin Carl Johnson Collection at the Colorado State Archives
• "Colorado Governor Edwin Carl Johnson," National Association of Governors biography
• Edwin C. Johnson at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Edwin C. Johnson at Find A Grave

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