Grove L. Johnson

Grove L. Johnson

Grove Lawrence Johnson (born March 27, 1841 in Syracuse , New York , †  February 1, 1926 in Sacramento , California ) was an American politician . Between 1895 and 1897 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Grove Johnson attended public schools in his home country. After completing a law degree, he was admitted to the bar in 1862. In 1862 and 1863 he was a school councilor in Syracuse. In October 1863 he moved to California. During the final stages of the Civil War , he was employed by the Military Department for the states of California, Arizona and Washington as a Quartermaster Clerk in the utility sector. From May 1865 he lived in Sacramento. Between 1866 and 1869 he was Sacramento County Wetlands Commissioner . He also practiced there as a lawyer. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . He was a member of the California State Assembly in 1878 and 1879 ; from 1880 to 1882 he was a member of the State Senate . From 1884 to 1908 he was a delegate to several regional Republican party conventions in California. In June 1896 he also took part in the Republican National Convention in St. Louis , at which William McKinley was nominated as a presidential candidate.

In the congressional election of 1894 Johnson was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the second constituency of California , where he succeeded Anthony Caminetti on March 4, 1895 . Since he was not confirmed in 1896, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1897 . After serving in the US House of Representatives, Johnson returned to working as a lawyer in Sacramento. In the years 1901 to 1903 and again from 1907 to 1909 he was again a member of the State Assembly . From 1921 to 1925 he worked for the Federal Land Registry in Sacramento. He died on February 1, 1926 in Sacramento, where he was also buried.

His son Hiram Johnson also went into politics and became both governor of California and a US senator . He was one of the leading representatives of the progressive movement.

Web links

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

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