1. Sveinbjorn Johnson was an Icelandic-born American lawyer, politician and scholar.
17 Facts About Sveinbjorn Johnson
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Sveinbjorn Johnson came to Dakota Territory with his parents in 1887 at the age of four.
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Sveinbjorn Johnson's family settled on a farm in Pembina County, North Dakota.
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Sveinbjorn Johnson received his early education in the state's public schools, completing the combined seven-year high school and college course in four years.
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Sveinbjorn Johnson then attended the University of North Dakota, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1906, a Master of Arts degree in 1907 and a law degree in 1908.
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Sveinbjorn Johnson subsequently undertook graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin.
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In 1911 Sveinbjorn Johnson opened a law office in Cavalier, North Dakota.
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In 1916, Sveinbjorn Johnson ran for State's Attorney of Grand Forks County, but lost to the incumbent.
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On December 1,1926, Sveinbjorn Johnson resigned from the North Dakota Supreme Court and became legal counsel and Professor of Law at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Sveinbjorn Johnson became a professor of law at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1926.
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In 1942, while serving as state director of the federal office of government reports, Johnson became involved in a heated controversy with Illinois Attorney General George F Barrett over the matter of holding federal and state jobs at the same time.
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Sveinbjorn Johnson resigned from the University of Illinois on September 1,1944.
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Sveinbjorn Johnson ran unsuccessfully against Barrett for the position of Illinois Attorney General in 1944.
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Sveinbjorn Johnson suffered from a heart attack in his office and died on March 16,1946.
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Sveinbjorn Johnson was survived by his wife Esther Slette of Manchester, Minnesota and his son Paul, who served as a captain in the United States Army during World War II.
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Sveinbjorn Johnson was the author of numerous books on law and history, particularly with regards to his native Iceland.
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Sveinbjorn Johnson was a recipient of honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from the University of Iceland in 1930 and the University of North Dakota.