Jed Johnson Jr.
Jed Johnson, Jr. | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 6th district | |
In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | |
Preceded by | Victor Wickersham |
Succeeded by | James Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | December 27, 1939 Washington, D.C. |
Died | December 16, 1993 Falls Church, Virginia | (aged 53)
Citizenship | ![]() |
Political party | Democratic Party |
Alma mater | University of Oklahoma |
Profession | Attorney |
Jed Joseph Johnson, Jr. (December 27, 1939 – December 16, 1993) was an American politician, and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.
Early life
Born in Washington, D.C., the son of Jed Joseph Johnson and Beatrice Luginbyhl Johnson, Johnson attended public schools in Chickasha, Oklahoma, and Friends Seminary in New York City. He served as a congressional page and graduated from the Capitol Page School in Washington, D.C., in 1957. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1961.
Career
Johnson served as a delegate to the International Student Movement for the United Nations Conference at Lund, Sweden, in 1961, and as president of the United States Youth Council from 1962 to 1964. He led a delegation from the organization to West Africa in 1963, and served as a member of the United States National Commission for UNESCO. He served three years as a nongovernmental observer at the United Nations.[1]
Elected at the age of twenty-four, Johnson was the second youngest person ever elected to the U.S. Congress and the youngest legally elected. He appeared on the TV game show What's My Line?.[1] He served as a Democrat to the 89th Congress from January 3, 1965 to January 3, 1967.[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1966 to the 90th Congress. He served as special assistant to the Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity from 1967 to 1968, and as a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from 1968 to 1972. He was also a consultant to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities in 1973.
Death
He resided in Alexandria, Virginia and served as executive director of the United States Association of Former Members of Congress from 1974 until his death.
Johnson died in Falls Church, Virginia on December 16, 1993 as the result of a cerebral aneurysm. He is survived by his wife, Sydney, and daughters Alice and Sydney.
References
- ^ "Jed Johnson, Jr". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "Jed Johnson, Jr". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
External links
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- United States Congress. "Jed Johnson Jr. (id: J000151)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Johnson, Jed, Jr.
- 1939 births
- 1993 deaths
- People from Washington, D.C.
- People from Chickasha, Oklahoma
- University of Oklahoma alumni
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma
- People from Alexandria, Virginia
- Oklahoma Democrats
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- 20th-century American politicians