 |
History and Government—Congressional Biographies—CaliforniaHarold Terry JOHNSON
(1907-1988)
JOHNSON, Harold Terry, a
Representative from California; born in Broderick, Yolo County,
Calif., December 2, 1907; attended the public schools of Roseville,
Calif., and the University of Nevada; supervisor of Pacific Fruit
Express Co.; district chairman of Brotherhood of Railway Clerks;
served as school trustee, city councilman, and mayor of Roseville,
1941-1949; president of American River Development League
1945-1949; member of the California State senate from 1949 until
elected to Congress; delegate, Democratic National Conventions,
1956, 1960, and 1964; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth and
to the ten succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1959-January 3, 1981);
chairman, Committee on Public Works and Transportation
(Ninety-fifth and Ninety-sixth Congresses); unsuccessful candidate
for reelection in 1980 to the Ninety-seventh Congress; was a
resident of Roseville, Calif., until his death there on March 16,
1988.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
Related Links
|
24 X 7
Private Tutor
|
24 x 7 Tutor Availability |
|
|
Unlimited Online Tutoring |
|
|
1-on-1 Tutoring |
|
