John Johnson (August 7, 1833 – February 15, 1892) was a member of the

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and was an Independent Republican. He also served as chairman of the

Town Board. Johnson was born on August 7, 1833, in

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received a public school education, and became a farmer; he came to Wisconsin in 1847 and settled at York, except for a short time spent in Dodge County. He held various town offices, and served as chairman of the town board for five years. In the 1873 general election he received 995 votes, as an Independent Republican candidate, to 936 for Samuel C. Head, the

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nominee), to represent the 1st Dane County Assembly district (Towns of Albion, Bristol, Cottage Grove, Christiana, Deerfield, Dunkirk, Medina, Pleasant Springs, Sun Prairie and York). He is not to be confused with the two other John Johnsons who served as assemblyman from Dane County: John A. Johnson from Madison, who served in 1857, and John E. Johnson from Utica, who served in 1869.Cannon, A. Peter. ''Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 – 1999'' Madison: State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau Informational Bulletin 99-1, September 1999; p. 67

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* People from Columbia County, New York People from Dane County, Wisconsin Mayors of places in Wisconsin 1833 births 1892 deaths 19th-century American politicians Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1830s-stub