Fred Gustus Johnson
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Fred Gustus Johnson was a Nebraska
Republican politician.
Born on a farm near Dorchester, Nebraska
on October 16, 1876. Graduated from Dorchester High School in 1893 and from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law in 1903 and admitted to the bar in the same year. He set up practice in his home town Dorchester, also doing a little farming on the side. He moved to Oxford, Nebraska
in 1909, and to Hastings, Nebraska
in 1911 still practicing law.
He was a delegate to the Republican State convention from 1900 to1938. He was elected a member of the Nebraska state house of representatives from 1907 to 1909 and again from 1917 to 1919. He was a member of the state senate in 1919 to 1920. He became the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska from 1923 to 1924. He was then elected to the represent Nebraska's 5th district to the Seventy-first Congress (March 4, 1929-March 3, 1931). He ran in 1930 and 1932, but failed to be reelected.
From 1931 to 1933 he sold homes and engaged in law, and in 1934 to 1938 he ran an agricultural-industrial enterprise in Hastings, moving the business to Charleston, Mississippi
from 1941 to 1943. He was elected one last time to become a judge of Adams County, Nebraska
from 1945, being reelected in 1948 and serving until his death in Hastings on April 30, 1951. Buried in Parkview Cemetery, in Hastings.
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
Republican politician.
Born on a farm near Dorchester, Nebraska
Dorchester, Nebraska
Dorchester is a village in Saline County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 615 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dorchester is located at ....
on October 16, 1876. Graduated from Dorchester High School in 1893 and from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law in 1903 and admitted to the bar in the same year. He set up practice in his home town Dorchester, also doing a little farming on the side. He moved to Oxford, Nebraska
Oxford, Nebraska
Oxford is a village in Furnas and Harlan Counties in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The population was 876 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oxford is located at...
in 1909, and to Hastings, Nebraska
Hastings, Nebraska
Hastings is a city in and the county seat of Adams County, Nebraska, United States. It is the principal city of the Hastings, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Adams and Clay counties. The population was 24,907 at the 2010 census...
in 1911 still practicing law.
He was a delegate to the Republican State convention from 1900 to1938. He was elected a member of the Nebraska state house of representatives from 1907 to 1909 and again from 1917 to 1919. He was a member of the state senate in 1919 to 1920. He became the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska from 1923 to 1924. He was then elected to the represent Nebraska's 5th district to the Seventy-first Congress (March 4, 1929-March 3, 1931). He ran in 1930 and 1932, but failed to be reelected.
From 1931 to 1933 he sold homes and engaged in law, and in 1934 to 1938 he ran an agricultural-industrial enterprise in Hastings, moving the business to Charleston, Mississippi
Charleston, Mississippi
Charleston is a city in North Central Mississippi and one of the county seats of Tallahatchie County. The population was 2,198 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Charleston is located at ....
from 1941 to 1943. He was elected one last time to become a judge of Adams County, Nebraska
Adams County, Nebraska
Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of July 1, 2006, the population estimate was 33,185. Its name is in honor of the second President of the United States, John Adams...
from 1945, being reelected in 1948 and serving until his death in Hastings on April 30, 1951. Buried in Parkview Cemetery, in Hastings.