Byron L. Johnson

Byron L. Johnson

Byron Lindberg Johnson (born October 12, 1917 in Chicago , Illinois , † January 6, 2000 in Englewood , Colorado ) was an American politician . Between 1959 and 1961 he represented the second constituency of the state of Colorado in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Byron Johnson attended Oconomowoc High School in Wisconsin until 1933 . He then studied economics at the University of Wisconsin – Madison until 1940 . Between 1938 and 1942 he was also a member of the Wisconsin State Health Committee; thereafter he was employed in the budget department of the local finance ministry until 1944. Between 1944 and 1947 he was employed by the Social Security Agency in Washington, DC . He was then from 1947 to 1956 professor at the University of Denver .

Politically, Johnson was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1956 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress . From 1957 to 1958 he was on the advisory board of Colorado Governor Stephen McNichols . In 1958 he was elected to the US House of Representatives, where he replaced Republican William S. Hill on January 3, 1959 . Since he was not confirmed in the 1960 elections, he could only serve one term in Congress until January 3, 1961.

In 1960 and 1968, Johnson was a delegate to the respective Democratic National Conventions . Between 1961 and 1965 he was an advisor to the International Cooperation Administration . In 1965 he worked as a professor for the University of Colorado . In 1972 he tried unsuccessfully to return to Congress. Between 1982 and 1984, Johnson was a member, vice president, and president of the Denver Regional Transportation District .

Web links

• Byron L. Johnson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Byron L. Johnson in the database of Find a Grave (English)