House 1941-58 (District 25)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Counties Served:
Swift
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
| Date of Birth: ??/??/1898
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Date of Death: 02/15/1977
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| Birth Place: Six Mile Grove, Minnesota
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Birth County: Swift |
Birth Country: United States |
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| Gender:
Male
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Religion: Lutheran
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City of Residence (when first elected):
Benson
Occupation (when first elected):
Owner and Operator, Grocery Business
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EDUCATION
Minnesota Schools; Elementary School; 8th Grade Education
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
| Board of Regents | University of Minnesota | | ??/??/1959 to ??/??/1965 |
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Adeline Rasmussen
Children:
Two children: Marilyn Ann (daughter), James (son, served as an aide to Vice-President Walter Mondale), (both born while he was in office)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was of Norwegian ancestry.
He was born and raised on a farm.
He was one of the people who helped combine the Minnesota Farmer-Labor party with the Democratic party to form the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party.
"The Benson liberal has long been identified with Swift county activity in the DFL party and before that the Farmer-Labor party." ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. A.I. Johnson." Minneapolis Star, January 8, 1957)
A public affairs scholarship at the University of Minnesota was named for him in 1987.
He died at a nursing home in Benson, Minnesota. His funeral was held at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Benson, Minnesota. He was buried in the city cemetery in Benson, Minnesota.
He was a member of Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Benson, Minnesota.
Religion provided by the Minneapolis Star, January 8, 1957 and his obituaries.