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John Albert Johnson

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
John Albert Johnson 1861-1909, American political leader, governor of Minnesota, b. St. Peter, Minn. The son of poor parents, he left school early and worked at various trades until 1887, when he became editor and half owner of the St. Peter Herald, a Democratic journal. His editorials brought him into public notice, and in 1898 he was elected state senator. In 1904 he was elected governor on the Democratic ticket in a Republican state that gave Theodore Roosevelt a two-to-one majority that year. Johnson's victory won him national fame, increased by his reelections in 1906 and 1908. His progressive... Read more
Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848)
John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) Sixth president...president was more groomed for the office than John Quincy Adams. The eldest son of John and Abigail Adams, he was born on 11 July...Netherlands. While in Europe he met Louisa Johnson; they married in London on 26 July 1797...War of 1812, Adams joined ... Read more
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) was the sixth...now Quincy), Mass. on July 11, 1767, John Quincy Adams was the eldest son of John and Abigail Smith Adams. In 1779, at...Jay's Treaty, he met Louisa Catherine Johnson, the daughter of the American consul...Adams and his colleagues ... Read more

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