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John A. Johnson
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Quarter-length portrait of John A. Johnson, painted by James Reeve Stuart. Johnson was a prominent Norwegian immigrant who became a farmer, newspaper journalist, Dane County Clerk, and state representative, among other occupations.
Stuart, James Reeve, 1834-1915
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