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Edwin Carl Johnson
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26th Governor of Colorado
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| In office 1933 – 1937 |
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| Preceded by | William Herbert Adams |
| Succeeded by | Ray Herbert Talbot |
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| Born | January 1, 1884 Scandia, Kansas |
| Died | May 30, 1970 (aged 86) Denver, Colorado |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Religion | Lutheran |
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Edwin Carl Johnson (January 1, 1884 – May 30, 1970) was a Democratic Party politician from the state of Colorado. He represented his state for three terms in the United States Senate from 1937 until 1955, and served as governor of Colorado from 1933 until 1937 and from 1955 until 1957. He was born in Scandia, Kansas, moved with his family to Nebraska as a child, and started a farm in Colorado as a young man. He was lieutenant governor of Colorado from 1931 to 1933. He died in Denver, Colorado.
He was perhaps best known for making a speech on the Senate floor criticizing the extramarital affair of actress Ingrid Bergman, who at the time was married to Petter Lindström. Bergman's affair with Italian director Roberto Rossellini became a cause celebre as a result of Johnson's speech, forcing her to escape to Europe for several years until her return in the 1956 blockbuster film Anastasia. Johnson was also the President of the Western League, a Class A baseball league, from 1947 to 1955. The eastbound bore of the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel is named for Johnson.
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| Preceded by George Milton Corlett |
Lieutenant Governor of Colorado 1931–1933 |
Succeeded by Ray Herbert Talbot |
| Preceded by William Herbert Adams |
Governor of Colorado 1933–1937 |
Succeeded by Ray Herbert Talbot |
| Preceded by Dan Thornton |
Governor of Colorado 1955–1957 |
Succeeded by Stephen L.R. McNichols |
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| Preceded by Edward P. Costigan |
United States Senator (Class 2) from Colorado 1937–1955 Served alongside: Alva B. Adams, Eugene D. Millikin |
Succeeded by Gordon L. Allott |
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