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Hiram Johnson
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In office
March 16, 1917 ? August 6, 1945
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Preceded by
| John D. Works
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Succeeded by
| William Knowland
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In office
January 3, 1911 ? March 15, 1917
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Lieutenant
| A. J. Wallace
John Morton Eshleman
William Stephens
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Preceded by
| James Gillett
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Succeeded by
| William Stephens
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Born
| Hiram Warren Johnson
(
1866-09-02
)
September 2, 1866
Sacramento, California
, U.S.
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Died
| August 6, 1945
(1945-08-06)
(aged 78)
Bethesda, Maryland
, U.S.
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Political party
| Republican
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Other political
affiliations
| Progressive
(1912?1917)
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Spouse(s)
| Minne L. McNeal
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Alma mater
| University of California, Berkeley
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Profession
| Politician
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Hiram Warren Johnson
(September 2, 1866 – August 6, 1945) was an American
progressive
Republican
politician.
[1]
He was the 23rd
Governor of California
from 1911 to 1917 and a
United States Senator
from 1917 to 1945. He was also
Theodore Roosevelt
's
running mate
in the
1912 presidential election
on the
Progressive
(also known as the "Bull Moose") ticket.
Johnson unsuccessfully ran for the Republican presidential nomination in
1920
and
1924
and supported
Democrat
Franklin D. Roosevelt
in the
1932 presidential election
.
Johnson supported many of the
New Deal
programs but came to oppose Roosevelt as his presidency grew longer. Johnson remained in the Senate until his death in 1945 from
cerebral thrombosis
.
United States Congress.
"JOHNSON, Hiram Warren (id: J000140)"
.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
.