Henry S. Johnston
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Governor Henry S. Johnston |
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| 7th Governor of Oklahoma | |
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In office January 10, 1927 – March 21, 1929 |
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| Lieutenant | William J. Holloway |
| Preceded by | Martin E. Trapp |
| Succeeded by | William J. Holloway |
| 10th President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate | |
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In office 1925–1927 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Anglin |
| Succeeded by | Mac Q. Williamson |
| Member of the Oklahoma Senate | |
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In office 1907-1927 |
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Henry Simpson Johnston December 30, 1867 Evansville, Indiana |
| Died | January 7, 1965 (aged 97) Perry, Oklahoma |
| Resting place | Grace Hill Cemetery 36°16′34″N 97°16′01″W / 36.276°N 97.267°W |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Ethel Littleton Johnston |
| Profession | Lawyer, Statesman |
Henry Simpson Johnston (December 30, 1867 – January 7, 1965) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a delegate to the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention, the first President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, and the seventh governor of Oklahoma. He would become the second governor in Oklahoma history to be impeached and removed from office.
As governor, Johnston successfully proposed the establishment of a crippled children’s hospital and a large increase to school aid funds. His trouble began with complaints about his private secretary holding too much power and making executive decisions that he should be making. After an unsuccessful and unconstitutional special session to impeach the governor in 1927, a new group of state lawmakers impeached the governor in 1929.
Johnston died in 1965 and is buried in Perry, Oklahoma.
Born in a log cabin on December 30, 1867, Johnston was a native of Evansville, Indiana. At age 24, Johnston would move to Colorado where he studied law and passed the bar exam in 1891. After a few years in Colorado, Johnston would move to Perry in Oklahoma Territory where he would become a powerful and popular figure throughout the area of Noble County.
Upon announcement that Oklahoma and Indian Territories were to combine into one state, Johnston was elected in 1906 to represent Noble and the surrounding counties at the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention. During the convention, Johnston would be elected to serve in the body's number-two office as the President Pro Tempore of the Convention. Johnston met future governors Charles N. Haskell, William H. Murray and Robert L. Williams. These men would work together to write one of the most progressive Constitutions of any U.S. state, as well as the longest governing document in the world at the time.
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