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Edwin Carl Johnson
	Edwin Carl Johnson
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26th Governor of Colorado
	In office; 1933 – 1937
Preceded by	William Herbert Adams
Succeeded by	Ray Herbert Talbot
	United States Senator; from Colorado
	In office; 1937 – 1955
Preceded by	Edward P. Costigan
Succeeded by	Gordon L. Allott
Born	January 1, 1884; Scandia, Kansas
Died	May 30, 1970 (aged 86); Denver, Colorado
Political party	Democratic
Religion	Lutheran
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For other persons named Edwin Johnson, see Edwin Johnson (disambiguation).

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.

[edit] External links

Governor Edwin Carl Johnson Collection at the Colorado State Archives
"Colorado Governor Edwin Carl Johnson," National Association of Governors biography
Edwin C. Johnson at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Edwin C. Johnson at Find a Grave

Political offices
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
United States Senate
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