Dewey M. Johnson
Dewey M. Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Florida Senate | |
| In office 1951–1967 (6th district) | |
| In office 1941–1943 (9th district) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 6, 1907 Quincy, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 1986 (aged 79) Gadsden County, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse | Margie Kimbrough |
| Residence(s) | Quincy, Florida |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Dewey Macon "Nick" Johnson (April 6, 1907 – December 12, 1986) was an American politician in the state of Florida and a Democrat.
Johnson was born in Quincy, Florida in 1907 and attended schooling there.[1] He later attended the University of Florida where he earned a law degree.[2] He served in the Florida State Senate from 1941 to 1943 (9th district) and from 1951 to 1967 (6th district). In the 1967, session, he served as President of the Senate.[3] Johnson also served in the Florida House of Representatives, having been elected in 1939, 1945, 1947 and 1949.[4] He was a member of the Pork Chop Gang, a group of legislators from rural areas that dominated the state legislature due to malapportionment and used their power to engage in McCarthyist tactics.[5][6]
References
- ^ Cash, W.T. (1938). The Story of Florida. Vol. 3. American historical society, Incorporated. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
- ^ Florida. State Road Dept; Florida Highway Patrol (1951). Florida Highways. Vol. 19. J.E.Robinson. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
- ^ "Florida Senators". uflib.ufl.edu. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ^ Ward, Robert L. / Florida House of Representatives (2011). "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County, 1845-2012" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 1, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
- ^ Group portrait of the Pork Chop Gang during the 1956 special session of the Senate, Florida Memory, 1956, archived from the original on July 15, 2015, retrieved July 14, 2015
- ^ Weitz, Seth (March 1, 2009). "Defending the Old South: The Myth of the Lost Cause and Political Immorality in Florida, 1865–1968". The Historian. 71 (1): 79–92. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6563.2008.00232.x. ISSN 0018-2370.