Joseph B. Johnson

Joseph Blaine Johnson

Joseph Blaine Johnson (born August 29, 1893 in Helsingborg , Sweden , † October 25, 1986 in Springfield , Vermont ) was a Swedish -American politician and governor of the state of Vermont from 1955 to 1959 .

Early years and business advancement

In 1902, Joseph Johnson and his family came to Springfield, Vermont from Sweden. By 1915 he studied at the University of Vermont . He then worked as a mechanic at the Bryant Chucking Gear Company . There he made it to general manager until he left the company in 1949 . Johnson was also a director of the First National Bank of Springfield and the Lovejoy Tool Company and vice president of the Springfield Cooperative Savings and Loan Association .

Political career

Johnson became a member of the Republican Party . Between 1945 and 1947 he was an MP in the Vermont House of Representatives . Then he was a member of the State Senate from 1947 to 1951 . From 1951 to 1955 he was Deputy Governor Deputy Governor Lee E. Emerson , to whose successor he was elected in 1954.

He took office on January 6, 1955. After re-election in 1956, Johnson could remain in this office until January 6, 1959. Government bonds were issued during his reign. With the proceeds, Vermont was able to participate in the federally initiated expansion of the highways. Johnson also campaigned for better funding for the University of Vermont. In 1956 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention , where President Dwight D. Eisenhower was nominated for a second term.

Another résumé

After his term in office, Johnson withdrew from politics. He continued to do business and was a director of the Lovejoy Tool Company and the First National Bank of Springfield , of which he later became president. Joseph Johnson died in 1986 at the age of 93. He had a child with his wife, Virginia F. Slack.

literature

• Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 4, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

Web links

• Joseph Johnson at the National Governors Association (English)
• Joseph B. Johnson in the database of Find a Grave (English)