Edwin C. Johnson
| Edwin C. Johnson | |
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| 26th and 34th Governor of Colorado | |
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In office January 11, 1955 – January 8, 1957 |
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| Lieutenant | Stephen L.R. McNichols |
| Preceded by | Daniel I.J. Thornton |
| Succeeded by | Stephen L.R. McNichols |
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In office January 10, 1933 – January 1, 1937 |
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| Lieutenant | Ray Herbert Talbot |
| Preceded by | William Herbert Adams |
| Succeeded by | Ray Herbert Talbot |
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United States Senator from Colorado |
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In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1955 |
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| Preceded by | Edward P. Costigan |
| Succeeded by | Gordon L. Allott |
| 25th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado | |
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In office 1931–1933 |
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| Governor | Billy Adams |
| Preceded by | George Milton Corlett |
| Succeeded by | Ray Herbert Talbot |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives | |
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In office 1923–1931 |
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| Personal details | |
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Edwin Carl Johnson January 1, 1884 Scandia, Republic County Kansas, USA |
| Died | May 30, 1970 (aged 86) Denver, Colorado |
| Resting place | Fairmount Mausoleum of Fairmount Cemetery in Denver |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Railroad dispatcher; Baseball official |
| Religion | Lutheran |
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Edwin Carl Johnson (January 1, 1884 – May 30, 1970) was a Democrat who served as both governor and U.S. senator from the U.S. state of Colorado.
Edwin Carl Johnson was born in Scandia in Republic County in northern Kansas. As a child, he moved with his family to Lincoln, Nebraska. Johnson attended Lincoln High School under the tutelage of William Jennings Bryan, who was serving as a substitute teacher. After graduation in 1903, Johnson pursued his dream of becoming a railroad man, and after numerous positions became a train dispatcher/telegrapher at Fairmont in Fillmore County in southeastern Nebraska. In 1909, Johnson contracted tuberculosis and was advised to relocate to Colorado, where the climate was believed helpful in his medical situation.
Beginning in 1923, Johnson served in the Colorado House of Representatives for four terms. He was lieutenant governor from 1931 to 1933. He represented Colorado for three terms in the United States Senate from 1937 until 1955, during which time from 1937 to 1940 he was an intraparty critic of the New Deal policies of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Johnson served as the 26th and 34th governor of Colorado from January 10, 1933 until January 1, 1937 and from January 12, 1955 until January 8, 1957.
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