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. 1 2 accessdate=2009-07-27 "North Dakota magazine: the state's resources--agricultural, industrial, & commercial" Check |url= value (help). North Dakota magazine (North Dakota Department of Agriculture) 3 (3): 123. 1909. OCLC 01715730.
  3. ↑ Lounsberry, Clement Augustus (1919). Early History of North Dakota: Essential Outlines of American History. Washington, D.C.: Liberty Press. p. 492. OCLC 02465171. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  4. ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State (1909). North Dakota Legislative Manual, 1909. Bismarck, ND: Tribune, State Printers and Binders. p. 373.
  5. ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State (1989). North Dakota Centennial Blue Book. Bismarck, ND: North Dakota Legislative Assembly. p. 250.


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