Joseph B. Johnson
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Joseph Blaine Johnson was an American politician who served as the 70th Governor
of the state of Vermont
.
Born in Helsingborg
, Sweden, he became a naturalized
U.S. citizen, settling in Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont. Johnson was an engineer. Johnson was a Congregationalist
.
In 1945 and 1946, Johnson was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives
. He was elected to the Vermont Senate
from Windsor County in 1947 and served until 1950. From 1951 to 1954 he was the 63rd Lieutenant Governor. In 1954 he was elected Governor
, an office he held until 1959.
Johnson was a Vermont delegate to the 1956 Republican National Convention
.
Governor of Vermont
The Governor of Vermont is the governor of the U.S. state of Vermont. The governor is elected in even numbered years by direct voting for a term of two years; Vermont and bordering New Hampshire are the only states to hold gubernatorial elections every two years, instead of every four...
of the state of Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
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Born in Helsingborg
Helsingborg
Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...
, Sweden, he became a naturalized
Naturalization
Naturalization is the acquisition of citizenship and nationality by somebody who was not a citizen of that country at the time of birth....
U.S. citizen, settling in Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont. Johnson was an engineer. Johnson was a Congregationalist
Congregational church
Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its own affairs....
.
In 1945 and 1946, Johnson was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives
Vermont House of Representatives
The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members. Vermont legislative districting divides representing districts into 66 single-member districts and 42 two-member...
. He was elected to the Vermont Senate
Vermont Senate
The Vermont Senate is the upper house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The Senate consists of 30 members. Senate districting divides the 30 members into three single-member districts, six two-member districts, three three-member districts, and one...
from Windsor County in 1947 and served until 1950. From 1951 to 1954 he was the 63rd Lieutenant Governor. In 1954 he was elected Governor
Governor of Vermont
The Governor of Vermont is the governor of the U.S. state of Vermont. The governor is elected in even numbered years by direct voting for a term of two years; Vermont and bordering New Hampshire are the only states to hold gubernatorial elections every two years, instead of every four...
, an office he held until 1959.
Johnson was a Vermont delegate to the 1956 Republican National Convention
1956 Republican National Convention
The 1956 Republican National Convention was held by the Republican Party of the United States at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California, from August 20 to August 23, 1956. U.S. Senator William F. Knowland was temporary chairman and former speaker of the House Joseph W. Martin, Jr. served as...
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