Joseph B. Johnson
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Joseph Blaine Johnson | |
70th Governor of Vermont
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In office 1955 – 1959 |
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Lieutenant | Consuelo N. Bailey, Robert T. Stafford |
Preceded by | Lee E. Emerson |
Succeeded by | Robert T. Stafford |
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Born | August 29, 1893 Helsingborg, Sweden |
Died | October 25, 1986 (aged 93) |
Political party | Republican |
Profession | Engineer / Congregationalist / Politician |
Joseph Blaine Johnson (August 29, 1893 - October 25, 1986) was a politician in the U.S. state of Vermont. He was born in Helsingborg, Sweden and became a naturalized U.S. citizen, settling in Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont.
In 1945 and 1946, Johnson was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, and was elected to the Vermont Senate from Windsor County in 1947. He was a member of the state senate until 1950; from 1951 to 1954 he was lieutenant governor and in 1954 he was elected Governor, an office he held until 1959. In 1956, Johnson was a Vermont delegate to the Republican National Convention.
Outside of politics, Johnson was an engineer and a Congregationalist.
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