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Glen Dale Johnson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 4th district
In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949
Preceded by	Lyle Boren
Succeeded by	Tom Steed
Personal details
Born	September 11, 1911 (1911-09-11) Melbourne, Arkansas, US
Died	February 10, 1983 (1983-02-11) (aged 71) Okemah, Oklahoma, US
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Imogene Storms Johnson
Children	Glen D. Johnson Jr.
Alma mater	University of Oklahoma College of Law
Profession	Attorney politician
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1942-1946
Rank	captain
Battles/wars	World War II

Glen Dale Johnson (September 11, 1911 – February 10, 1983), was a lawyer, a U.S. Democratic Party politician, and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma for one term from 1947 to 1949.

Early life

Johnson was born in Melbourne, Arkansas (a small town located in Izard County) on September 11, 1911, son to Willie and Jeffie Johnson. In 1920, the family relocated to Paden, Oklahoma, where he attended the public schools. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma Law School at Norman in 1939; he was admitted to the bar the same year and began his law practice in Okemah.

Career

Johnson was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1940 and re-elected in 1942. He resigned from the Oklahoma House in January, 1942 to enlist in the United States Army following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the U.S. entry into World War II. On a three-day pass, he married Imogene Storms in Okemah on December 5, 1942. While he entered the Army as a private, in May 1946 he was discharged as a captain. Upon his return to Oklahoma, he resumed his practice of law.

Johnson ran for and was elected to Congress (from Oklahoma's 4th Congressional district) as a Democrat in 1946, defeating incumbent Lyle Boren in the primary election, and served from January 3, 1947, to January 3, 1949. He considered running for re-election in 1948, but instead chose to run for the U.S. Senate. After losing the Democratic nomination, he retired from Congress after serving only one term.

After leaving Congress, Johnson continued to work in the field of law. He was the neutral arbitrator for the National Mediation Board in 1949 and 1950. He served as an attorney in the Office of the Solicitor for the U.S. Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C., from 1961 to 1967. He was the chairman of the Oil Import Appeals Board (representing the Department of the Interior) from 1967 to 1969. He served as the attorney in the Solicitor's Office, Department of the Interior, assigned to the Muskogee, Oklahoma field office (from 1969 to 1972). He relocated back to Okemah, Oklahoma, where he remained until his death.

Death and personal life

Johnson died of congestive heart failure in Okemah, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, on February 10, 1983.

Johnson and his wife Imogene had a son, Glen D. Johnson Jr., who served as Oklahoma's youngest Speaker of the House, then served in higher education—for ten years as president of Southeastern Oklahoma State University, then as chancellor of Oklahoma's state system of higher education. His death was just three weeks after his son was sworn in as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

See also

• Politics of Oklahoma
• Oklahoma Democratic Party
• Oklahoma Congressional Districts
• Lyle Boren
• Tom Steed
• Glen D. Johnson Jr.

References

1. "Glen D. Johnson". Oklahoma Historical Society. Archived from the original on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
2. "Glen D. Johnson". Govtack US Congress. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
3. "Glen D. Johnson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 7 June 2013.

External links

• Biography of Glen D. Johnson at Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
• Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Johnson, Glen

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2nd district	Fulton Morgan Hastings Robertson Hastings Nichols Stigler Edmondson McSpadden Risenhoover Synar Coburn Carson D. Boren Mullin Brecheen
3rd district	Davenport Creager Davenport Carter Cartwright Stewart Albert Watkins Brewster Watkins Lucas
4th district	Carter Murray McKeown Pringey McKeown Gassaway L. Boren G. Johnson Steed McCurdy Watts Cole
5th district	Ferris Thompson Harreld Swank Stone Swank Lee Hill G. Smith Monroney Jarman Edwards Istook Fallin Lankford Russell Horn Bice
6th district	Ferris Gensman Thomas J. Johnson Sr. Morris Wickersham Morris Wickersham J. Johnson Jr. J. Smith Camp English Lucas
7th district	McClintic Massingale Wickersham Peden Wickersham
8th district	Morgan Swindall Herrick Garber Marland Ferguson Rizley Wilson Belcher
At-large	Murray  Thompson Weaver Rogers
Territory	Harvey Flynn Callahan Flynn McGuire

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