George William Johnson (politician)

George William Johnson (July 10, 1892[1] in Stratford, Ontario[2] – April 26, 1973) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.

He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1962, representing the Winnipeg riding of Assiniboia for the Progressive Conservative Party.

[1] Johnson was educated in Stratford and moved to the Neepawa area of Manitoba in 1917 and then to Winnipeg in 1918.

[2] He first campaigned for the Manitoba legislature in the 1958 provincial election, but lost to CCF incumbent Donovan Swailes by 131 votes in Assiniboia.

He ran again in the 1959 election and defeated Swailes[1] by 217 votes, as the Progressive Conservatives won a majority government under Dufferin Roblin.