Difference between revisions of "Hiram Johnson"
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| − | Johnson generally opposed the [[conservative]] wing of the GOP on domestic issues and supported some [[New Deal]] programs.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hiram-Warren-Johnson Hiram Johnson]. ''Britannica''. Retrieved June 5, 2021.</ref><ref>[ | + | During the presidency of liberal Democrat [[Woodrow Wilson]], Johnson countered and helped defeat the [[League of Nations]] proposal.<ref name=encyclopedia>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/us-history-biographies/hiram-warren-johnson Hiram Warren Johnson]. ''encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved June 5, 2021.</ref> |
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| + | Johnson generally opposed the [[conservative]] wing of the GOP on domestic issues and supported some [[New Deal]] programs.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hiram-Warren-Johnson Hiram Johnson]. ''Britannica''. Retrieved June 5, 2021.</ref><ref name=encyclopedia/> He even endorsed Democrat [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] in the 1932 and 1936 presidential elections, though opposed FDR's 1940 campaign. Despite his support for Roosevelt's agenda on domestic matters, he opposed the [[internationalism|internationalist]] agenda of the administration and voted against the U.S. joining the [[United Nations]].<ref name=encyclopedia/> | ||
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Revision as of 21:52, June 5, 2021
| Hiram W. Johnson | |
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| Former U.S. Senator from California From: March 16, 1917 – August 6, 1945 | |
| Predecessor | John D. Works |
| Successor | William F. Knowland |
| Governor of California From: January 3, 1911 – March 15, 1917 | |
| Lieutenant | A. J. Wallace John Morton Eshleman William Stephens |
| Predecessor | James Gillette |
| Successor | William Stephens |
| Information | |
| Party | Republican (until 1912) Progressive (1912–1917) Republican (1917–1945) |
| Spouse(s) | Minne L. McNeal |
Hiram Warren Johnson (September 2, 1866 – August 6, 1945) was a progressive Republican from California who served as the state's governor and U.S. senator from the 1910s to the 1940s. He was known for being mostly liberal though was an isolationist who opposed much of the globalist agenda in his time.
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During the presidency of liberal Democrat Woodrow Wilson, Johnson countered and helped defeat the League of Nations proposal.[1]
Johnson generally opposed the conservative wing of the GOP on domestic issues and supported some New Deal programs.[2][1] He even endorsed Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1932 and 1936 presidential elections, though opposed FDR's 1940 campaign. Despite his support for Roosevelt's agenda on domestic matters, he opposed the internationalist agenda of the administration and voted against the U.S. joining the United Nations.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hiram Warren Johnson. encyclopedia.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ↑ Hiram Johnson. Britannica. Retrieved June 5, 2021.