Alfred I. Johnson (January 10, 1898 – February 15, 1977) was a

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politician and a Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Born on a farm, he became a livestock farmer himself. He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1940, where he caucused Liberal Caucus with the then-nonpartisan body. When liberals gained control of the body in 1955, he became speaker, a position he would hold until he left the body in 1959. After leaving the legislature, Johnson served on the Board of Regents for the

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. He died in 1977. A Lutheran, Johnson was a member of Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Benson, Minnesota.

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1898 births 1977 deaths American Lutherans Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives 20th-century American legislators People from Swift County, Minnesota People from Benson, Minnesota 20th-century Minnesota politicians {{Minnesota-politician-stub