Calvin D. Johnson
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Calvin Dean Johnson was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
Born in Fordsville, Kentucky
, Johnson moved with his parents to St. Clair County, Illinois
, in 1904, and attended public schools. He engaged in the general contracting
business 1922-1944. He served as member of the St. Clair County School Board from 1926 to 1928. He served as member of the St. Clair County, Illinois, Board of Supervisors 1930-1934. He served in the Illinois House of Representatives
1935-1941.
Johnson was elected as a Republican
to the Seventy-eighth Congress
(January 3, 1943-January 3, 1945). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1944 to the Seventy-ninth Congress
and for election in 1946 to the Eightieth Congress
.
After his Congressional career, he served as executive assistant to vice president of Remington-Rand, Inc., in Washington, D.C.
from 1952 to 1968. He engaged in public relations and speaking. He was a resident of Upper Marlboro, Maryland
outside of Washington DC, until he moved back to Belleville, IL before his death there on October 13, 1985.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
Born in Fordsville, Kentucky
Fordsville, Kentucky
Fordsville is a city in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 531 at the 2000 census. The town is named for early merchant Elisha Ford.-Geography:Fordsville is located at ....
, Johnson moved with his parents to St. Clair County, Illinois
St. Clair County, Illinois
St. Clair County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 1970, the U.S. Census Bureau placed the mean center of U.S. population in St. Clair County. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 270,056, which is an increase of 5.5% from 256,082 in 2000. Its county seat is...
, in 1904, and attended public schools. He engaged in the general contracting
General contractor
A general contractor is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of a construction site, management of vendors and trades, and communication of information to involved parties throughout the course of a building project.-Description:...
business 1922-1944. He served as member of the St. Clair County School Board from 1926 to 1928. He served as member of the St. Clair County, Illinois, Board of Supervisors 1930-1934. He served in the Illinois House of Representatives
Illinois House of Representatives
The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The state House of Representatives is made of 118 representatives elected from...
1935-1941.
Johnson was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Seventy-eighth Congress
78th United States Congress
The Seventy-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1943 to January 3, 1945, during the last two years...
(January 3, 1943-January 3, 1945). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1944 to the Seventy-ninth Congress
79th United States Congress
The Seventy-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1945 to January 3, 1947, during the last months of...
and for election in 1946 to the Eightieth Congress
80th United States Congress
The Eightieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1947 to January 3, 1949, during the third and fourth...
.
After his Congressional career, he served as executive assistant to vice president of Remington-Rand, Inc., in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
from 1952 to 1968. He engaged in public relations and speaking. He was a resident of Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Upper Marlboro is a town in and the county seat of Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The live-in population of the town core proper was only 648 at the 2000 census, although Greater Upper Marlboro is many times larger....
outside of Washington DC, until he moved back to Belleville, IL before his death there on October 13, 1985.