Johnson, Charles A. "C.A."
Senate 1903-10 (District 20)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Nicollet
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
3/17/1858
Birth Place:
Ryd, Nye Parish, Smaland/Nyo Socken
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Sweden
Date of Death:
8/1/1926
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
C.A.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Peter
Occupation (when first elected):
Resident Merchant/Formerly Taught School
EDUCATION
High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1880
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
School Board/Administration:
St. Peter, Minnesota (School Board, Member and President);
1??? to 1???
U.S. Executive Branch:
United States Census (Census Enumerator);
1880 to 1880
Judicial Administration:
Nicollet County, Minnesota (District Court Clerk);
1884 to 1892
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Mary Mueller (married on September 17, 1881)
Children:
Nine children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1869.
A family member supplied the month and day of birth, the death date, birth place, family information, and high school graduation date. The family member wrote about Senator Johnson: "Charles emigrated in May 1869 with his father via Quebec, and after a brief stop in Chicago, they reached Lake Prairie Township in Nicollet County, Minnesota. The rest of the family arrived in 1871. After graduating from high school in 1880, he taught rural school in the west part of the county. In 1883, he was elected Clerk of Court for Nicollet County . . . and entered the retail business about the same time. He later served on the St. Peter school board and continued to run his general store."
Body: Senate
District: 20
Elected: 11/6/1906
Residence: Saint Peter
Term of Office: 1/8/1907 to 1/2/1911
Counties Represented:
Nicollet
Occupation: Resident Merchant/Formerly Taught Rural School
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Commerce and Trade
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Finance
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Hospitals for Insane (Chair)
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Manufactures
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Normal Schools
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Railroads
-
Reapportionment
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Temperance
Body: Senate
District: 20
Elected: 11/6/1906
Residence: Saint Peter
Term of Office: 1/8/1907 to 1/2/1911
Counties Represented:
Nicollet
Occupation: Resident Merchant/Formerly Taught School
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Dairy Products and Live Stock
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Finance
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Hospitals for Insane (Chair)
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Manufactures
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Normal Schools
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Railroads
-
Reapportionment
-
Temperance
Body: Senate
District: 20
Elected: 11/4/1902
Residence: Saint Peter
Term of Office: 1/6/1903 to 1/7/1907
Counties Represented:
Nicollet
Occupation: Resident Merchant/Formerly Taught School
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Corporations
-
Finance
-
Hospitals for Insane (Chair)
-
Legislative Expenses
-
Manufactures
-
Normal Schools
-
Public Lands
-
State Prison
-
State Training Schools
Body: Senate
District: 20
Elected: 11/4/1902
Residence: Saint Peter
Term of Office: 1/6/1903 to 1/7/1907
Counties Represented:
Nicollet
Occupation: Resident Merchant/Formerly Taught School
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Corporations
-
Finance
-
Game and Game Laws
-
Hospitals for Insane (Chair)
-
Legislative Expenses
-
Manufactures
-
Normal Schools
-
State Prison
-
State Training School
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