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Joseph B. Johnson (Wisconsin politician)

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Joseph B. Johnson
4th, 9th, & 11th Village President of Montfort, Wisconsin
In office
April 1906 – April 1907
Preceded byPaine T. Stevens
Succeeded byDavid James
In office
April 1903 – April 1904
Preceded byHenry Snyder
Succeeded byPaine T. Stevens
In office
April 1897 – April 1898
Preceded byPaine T. Stevens
Succeeded byAugustus Matthews
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Grant 2nd district
In office
January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895
Preceded byJohn J. Oswald
Succeeded byJoshua B. Bradbury
Personal details
Born(1837-09-28)September 28, 1837
Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
DiedMarch 29, 1913(1913-03-29) (aged 75)
Montfort, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeHill Crest Cemetery, Montfort, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Martha Comfort
(m. 1862⁠–⁠1913)
Children
  • Emma A. (NeCollins)
  • (b. 1864; died 1938)
  • J. Bert Johnson
  • (b. 1871; died 1907)
  • Mina Mae (Ehlers)
  • (b. 1877; died 1926)
  • Nell Odell (Irvin)
  • (b. 1879; died 1961)
  • Ethel (Hopley)
Occupationfarmer

Joseph Benson Johnson (September 28, 1837 – March 29, 1913) was an American farmer and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Grant County during the 1893 session.

Biography

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Joseph B. Johnson was born in Oakland County, Michigan, in September 1837. He was educated in the common schools in Oakland County and Detroit, and came to Wisconsin in 1855. He settled on a farm in the town of Highland, in Iowa County, Wisconsin, and resided there for over 25 years and was elected to the Iowa County Board of Supervisors from 1875 through 1879.[1]

In 1880 he moved to the neighboring community of Montfort, Wisconsin, in Grant County, and served on the Grant County Board of Supervisors in 1881, 1882, 1885, 1887, and 1889. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1892, running on the Republican Party ticket. He represented Grant County's 2nd Assembly district, which then comprised the northern half of the county.[1] Johnson sought re-nomination for another term in the Assembly in 1894, but the Republican delegates instead selected Joshua B. Bradbury, who went on to win the election.[2]

Johnson did, however, receive a consolation from the Republican caucus. After leaving office at the end of the 41st Wisconsin Legislature, he was hired as assistant sergeant-at-arms for the State Assembly in the 42nd Wisconsin Legislature.[3]

After leaving the Legislature, he served three non-consecutive terms as village president of Montfort. He died of a sudden heart failure in his sleep at his home in Montfort on March 29, 1913.[4]

Personal life and family

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Joseph B. Johnson married Martha Comfort in 1862. They had at least five children, four of which survived them.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cunningham, Thomas J., ed. (1893). "Biographical Sketches" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 641. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Conventions - Candidates Named for County and State Offices". Portage Daily Democrat. September 28, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Casson, Henry, ed. (1895). "The judiciary, United States government, state government, miscellaneous state societies, etc." (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 646–653. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "J. B. Johnson Dead". Fennimore Times. April 2, 1913. p. 7. Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Grant 2nd district
January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
Paine T. Stevens
Village President of Montfort, Wisconsin
April 1897 – April 1898
Succeeded by
Augustus Matthews
Preceded by
Henry Snyder
Village President of Montfort, Wisconsin
April 1903 – April 1904
Succeeded by
Paine T. Stevens
Preceded by
Paine T. Stevens
Village President of Montfort, Wisconsin
April 1906 – April 1907
Succeeded by
David James