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Johnson, T. H.

House 1931-32 (District 50); Senate 1935-38 (District 50)

Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election

Counties Served:  Otter Tail

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 11/1/1876
Birth Place: Copenhagen
Birth County:
Birth Country: Denmark
Date of Death: ??/??/1946
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Fergus Falls
Occupation (when first elected): Business, Merchant Tailoring

EDUCATION

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Married (she died around 1943)
Children: One child: (son) (His memorial in the Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 8, 1949, p. 1695 states that he had no children of his own.)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He was of Swedish ancestry.

He came to the United States in 1905 and became a naturalized citizen in 1913. He moved to Fergus Falls, Minnesota in 1910.

Total Days Served: 2184

SESSIONS SERVED

50th Legislative Session (1937-1938) (second half of Senate term)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 50
Elected: 11/6/1934
Residence: Fergus Falls
Term of Office: 1/8/1935 to 1/2/1939
Counties Represented: Otter Tail
Occupation: Business, Merchant Tailoring and Men's Furnishing Store
Party: Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
  • Corporations
  • Game and Fish
  • Public Institutions and Buildings
  • Public Welfare
  • Reforestation
  • Soldiers Bonus and Soldiers Home
  • State and County Fairs

49th Legislative Session (1935-1936)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 50
Elected: 11/6/1934
Residence: Fergus Falls
Term of Office: 1/8/1935 to 1/2/1939
Counties Represented: Otter Tail
Occupation: Business, Merchant Tailoring and Men's Furnishing Store
Party: Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
  • Corporations
  • Game and Fish
  • Public Institutions and Buildings
  • Public Welfare
  • Reforestation
  • Soldiers Bonus and Soldiers Home
  • State and County Fairs

47th Legislative Session (1931-1932)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 50
Elected: 11/4/1930
Residence: Fergus Falls
Term of Office: 1/6/1931 to 1/2/1933
Counties Represented: Otter Tail
Occupation: Business, Merchant Tailoring
Party: Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
  • Board of Control and State Institutions
  • Commerce, Manufacture and Retail Trade
  • Corporations
  • Motor Vehicles and Motor Tax Laws
  • Municipal Affairs
  • Public Welfare and Social Legislation
  • Telephones and Telegraphs
Articles & Books About
T.H. Johnson Memorial. Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 8, 1949, p. 1694-1696.


These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.