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  Johnson, Dewey W.
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AffiliationMN Farmer-Labor  
 
NameDewey W. Johnson
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Minneapolis, Minnesota , United States
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Born March 14, 1899
DiedSeptember 18, 1941 (42 years)
ContributorThe Oncoming Storm
Last ModifedJuan Croniqueur
Sep 09, 2023 07:22am
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InfoJOHNSON, Dewey William, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Minneapolis, Minn., March 14, 1899; attended the public schools, the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis, and the Y.M.C.A. Law School; engaged in the insurance business; member of the State house of representatives 1929-1935; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1934 to the Seventy-fourth Congress; served as deputy commissioner of insurance and State fire marshal in 1935 and 1936; elected as a Farmer-Laborite to the Seventy-fifth Congress (January 3, 1937-January 3, 1939); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938 to the Seventy-sixth Congress and for election in 1940 to the Seventy-seventh Congress; resumed insurance business in Minneapolis, Minn., and also engaged in retail radio sales business; died in Minneapolis, Minn., September 18, 1941; interment in Lakewood Cemetery.


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  11/05/1940 MN District 5 Lost 34.29% (-17.84%)
  09/10/1940 MN District 5 - MFL Primary Won 79.24% (+58.49%)
  11/08/1938 MN District 5 Lost 36.78% (-17.88%)
  11/03/1936 MN District 5 Won 47.83% (+6.56%)
  11/06/1934 MN District 5 Lost 36.22% (-3.04%)
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US House Speaker - Jan 05, 1937 PRG George J. Schneider