Matt Johnson (North Dakota politician)

Matt Johnson (1872 – 1935) was a newspaper publisher and a Republican politician from North Dakota who served in the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1909 to 1910.^[1] He was from Omemee, North Dakota, and served as publisher and editor of the Omemee Herald in that town.^[2][3]

Early life

Johnson was born in Northwood, Iowa, February 1, 1872. He moved to Dakota Territory with this family in 1879, where they settled in Caledonia in Traill County.^[4] He moved to Omemee in 1901 and purchased the Omemee Herald in 1905.^[2]

Political career

Johnson was elected as a Republican to the North Dakota House of Representatives in 1908, and served just one term. He represented North Dakota's 28th legislative district alongside Edward L. Garden of Souris, North Dakota.^[5]

References

1. ^ Dakota Lawmakers (J), North Dakota Legislative Council
2. ^ ^{a b} [1] accessdate=2009-07-27 "North Dakota magazine: the state's resources--agricultural, industrial, & commercial"]. North Dakota magazine (North Dakota Department of Agriculture) 3 (3): 123. 1909. OCLC 01715730. http://books.google.com/?id=eO9YAAAAMAAJ&dq=omemee+herald&q=herald] accessdate=2009-07-27. 
3. ^ Lounsberry, Clement Augustus (1919). Early History of North Dakota: Essential Outlines of American History. Washington, D.C.: Liberty Press. pp. 492. OCLC 02465171. http://books.google.com/?id=Go0dAAAAYAAJ. Retrieved 2009-07-27. 
4. ^ North Dakota Secretary of State (1909). North Dakota Legislative Manual, 1909. Bismarck, ND: Tribune, State Printers and Binders. pp. 373. http://books.google.com/?id=8f2fUqRTsYQC. 
5. ^ North Dakota Secretary of State (1989). North Dakota Centennial Blue Book. Bismarck, ND: North Dakota Legislative Assembly. pp. 250. http://books.google.com/?id=HZKEOgAACAAJ. 

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Name	Johnson, Matt
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	1871
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Date of death	1935
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