Johnson, Byron L., 1917-2000

Byron Lindbert Johnson was born in Chicago, Ill. in 1917. He attended the University of Wisconsin at Madison, graduating in 1938 with a B.S. in economics. Johnson moved to Denver, Colo. in 1947 to accept a position as Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Denver. He served in the Colorado House of Representatives (1955-1956) before being elected to United States House of Representatives in 1958. White was also a state delegate to two Democratic National Conventions (1960, 1968), board member of the Metro Denver Urban Coalition , Director of the University of Colorado at Denver's Center for Urban Affairs, member of the University of Colorado Board of Regents, served on the Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) Board (1982-1984) and was an administrative assistant to Colorado Governor Stephen L.R. McNichols. Byron Johnson died in 2000.

From the description of Byron L. Johnson papers, 1949-1993 [manuscript] (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 52996434