Oscar E. Johnson

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State Senator
Democrat
Druggist
Hancock
50
01/11/1943 - 01/07/1945
43

Democrat 43rd Senatorial District Cerro Gordo, Franklin and Hancock Counties. Born March 22, 1894, at Dayton, Webster county, Iowa. After graduating from high school he attended Highland Park College, Des Moines, where he studied pharmacy. Became a registered pharmacist in 1915, locating at Kanawha shortly thereafter and has subsequently been in the drug business. Married to Nora Nelson of Belmond, Iowa, in 1927; has two sons, James Owen and William Roger. Served twelve years as mayor of Kanawha; five years chairman of the Hancock county welfare board. Served as a member of House of Representatives in the 46th, 46th extra, 47th and 48th general assemblies; and served as a member of the Senate in the 49th and 50th general assemblies.

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State Senator
Democrat
Druggist
Hancock
49
01/13/1941 - 01/10/1943
43

Democrat 43rd Senatorial District Cerro Gordo, Franklin and Hancock Counties. Born March 22, 1894, at Dayton, Webster county, Iowa. After graduating from high school he attended Highland Park College, Des Moines, where he studied pharmacy. Became a registered pharmacist in 1915, locating at Kanawha shortly thereafter and has subsequently been in the drug business. Married to Nora Nelson of Belmond, Iowa, in 1927; has two sons, James Owen and William Roger. Served twelve years as mayor of Kanawha; five years chairman of the Hancock county welfare board. Served as a member of House of Representatives in the 46th, 46th extra, 47th and 48th general assemblies; and first term in the senate.

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State Representative
Democrat
Pharmacist
Hancock
48
01/09/1939 - 01/12/1941
86

Hancock County Democrat. Born March 22, 1894, at Dayton, Webster county, Iowa. After graduating from high school he attended Highland Park College, where he studied pharmacy. Became a registered pharmacist in 1915, locating at Kanawha shortly thereafter and has subsequently been in the drug business. Married to Nora Nelson of Belmond, Iowa, in 1927; has two sons, James Owen and William Roger. Served twelve years as mayor of Kanawha; five years chairman of the Hancock county welfare board. Served in legislature in the 46th, 46th extra, 47th and 48th general assemblies.

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State Representative
Democrat
Pharmacist
Hancock
47
01/11/1937 - 01/08/1939
86

Representative from Hancock county, was born March 22, 1894 in Dayton, Webster county, Iowa. After graduating from high school, he attended Highland Park College where he studied pharmacy and became a registered pharmacist in 1915 locating at Kanawha shortly thereafter where he has resided and been in the drug business since. He is married and has two sons, James Owen and William Roger. He served twelve years as mayor of Kanawha and chairman of the Hancock county old age assistance board since its organization. Served in legislature as representative from Hancock county in the forty-sixth, forty-sixth extra and the forty-seventh general assemblies. A democrat.

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State Representative
Democrat
Pharmacist
Hancock
46
01/14/1935 - 01/10/1937
86

Representative from Hancock county, was born March 22, 1894 in Dayton, Webster county, Iowa. After graduating from high school, attended Highland Park college where he studied pharmacy and became a registered pharmacist in 1915 locating at Eagle Grove for a short time and then moved to Kanawha in 1915 where he has resided and been in the drug business since. He was married to Nora Nelson in 1927, and to this union were born two children, James Owen and William Roger. He served twelve years as mayor of Kanawha and is now chairman of Hancock county old age assistance board. Serving first term in legislature. A democrat.

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