John E. Johnson (a.k.a. Johannes Johnson, 1829 – after 1909) of Utica,
Wisconsin
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, was an American farmer and politician.
Family
Johnson was born in Norway in 1829, the son of Erick Johnson Ytre Lie ( 1802–1892) and Martha Larsdatter Johnson ( 1797 – 1873). His family immigrated from
Aurland
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, Norway to the United States in 1845. In 1866 he married Martha Venaas (1844–1883), with whom he had five children. Johnson was still living at the family homestead two miles east of Utica with his brother Haakon (1835–1911) in 1909.
Career
Johnson served as a
Republican
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member of the
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for 1869 from the 1st
Dane County
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Assembly district (the
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s of
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Brandon
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who served four terms in the Assembly in the early 20th century.
Background
A native of
Norway
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, Johnson was 39 when he served in the Assembly. He was assigned to the
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on
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and
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