Glen D. Johnson

Glen Dale Johnson (September 11, 1911-February 10, 1983), was a lawyer, a U.S. Democratic Party politician, a member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma, serving one term of office from 1947 to 1949 and was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in 1948.

Early life and early political career

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

Johnson was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1940 and re-elected in 1942—notwithstanding his resignation from the Oklahoma House in January, 1942 and his subsequent enlistment in the United States Army following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the U.S. entry into World War II. While Johnson 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.

Re-entry into politics

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

Post-Congressional career in law

After leaving Congress, Johnson continued to work in the field of law. Johnson 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. Johnson was the chairman of the Oil Import Appeals Board (representing the Department of the Interior) from 1967 to 1969. Johnson completed his legal career by serving as the attorney in Solicitor’s Office, Department of the Interior, assigned to the Muskogee, Oklahoma field office (from 1969 to 1972). Johnson later relocated back to Okemah, Oklahoma, where he remained until his death there on February 10, 1983.

Family

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.

See also

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

External links

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

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Lyle Boren	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 4th congressional district 1947-1949	Succeeded by Tom Steed