Daniel F. Johnson

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|state_house = Michigan

|district = Oakland County

|term_start = January 6, 1840

|term_end = April 1, 1840

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|birth_date = {{birth date|1801|1|29}}

|birth_place = Canton, New York

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|party = Whig (before 1854)
Republican (after 1854)

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Daniel F. Johnson (born January 29, 1801) was a Michigan politician.

Early life

Johnson was born on January 29, 1801, in Canton, New York (now named Cairo). In 1834, Johnson settled on a farm in Groveland Township, Michigan.{{cite book |last=Michigan Historical Commission|date=1924 |title=Michigan Biographies: Including Members of Congress, Elective State Officers, Justices of the Supreme Court, Members of the Michigan Legislature, Board of Regents of the University of Michigan, State Board of Agriculture and State Board of Education, Volume 1 |trans-title= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q2jhAAAAMAAJ|language=English |location= |isbn=}}

Career

In 1836, Johnson served as supervisor of Groveland Township. On November 4, 1839, Johnson was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives, where he represented the Oakland County district from January 6, 1840, to April 1, 1840.{{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/803|title=Legislator Details - Daniel F. Johnson|publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=August 30, 2020}} Johnson again served as supervisor of Groveland Township in 1851. In 1854, Johnson left the Whig Party and became a Republican.

References

Category:1801 births

Category:Year of death unknown

Category:People from Oakland County, Michigan

Category:Members of the Michigan House of Representatives

Category:Michigan Republicans

Category:Michigan Whigs

Category:People from Michigan Territory

Category:19th-century members of the Michigan Legislature