Johnson, Martin N. (Martin Nelson), 1850-1909

Martin N. Johnson was born in 1850 at Norway, Wisconsin. After his education he established a law practice with his brother Lewis at Decorah, Iowa. In 1883 Martin and Stella Johnson and his brother Lewis and family homesteaded near present Petersburg, N.D. He was a member of the North Dakota Constitutional Convention in 1889. From 1891 to 1899 he was U.S. Congressman from North Dakota and in 1908 was elected to the U.S. Senate. He died in office on Oct. 21, 1909.

From the description of Martin N. Johnson family photograph collection [graphic]. [1860s-1927] (North Dakota State University Library). WorldCat record id: 55499626

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