Magnus Johnson

Agrarian reformer, US senator and representative, born near Kalstad, Sweden. Emigrating to Wisconsin (1891), he settled in Minnesota (1894) and took up farming. Active in the farmers' co-operative movement, as a Farmer Labor Party candidate he served in the Minnesota legislature, in the US Senate (19235), and in the House of Representatives (19335).

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Magnus Johnson

U.S. Senator from Minnesota
Term of office: July 16, 1923 to March 3, 1925
Political party:	Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party
Preceded by:	Knute Nelson
Succeeded by:	Thomas D. Schall
Born:	September 19, 1871 Karlstad, Sweden
Died:	September 13, 1936

Magnus Johnson (September 19, 1871 - September 13, 1936) was an American politician.

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