{{Short description|American politician from Louisiana (1879–1955)}} {{Use American English|date=December 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Delos R. Johnson | image = | office = 30th [[Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana]] | term_start = April 12, 1924 | term_end = May 13, 1924 | governor = [[John M. Parker]] | predecessor = [[Hewitt Bouanchaud]] | successor = [[Oramel H. Simpson]] | office1 = Member of the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] for [[Washington Parish, Louisiana|Washington Parish]] | term_start1 = 1908 | term_end1 = 1916 | predecessor1 = | successor1 = | office2 = Member of the [[Louisiana State Senate]] for the 22nd District | term_start2 = 1916 | term_end2 = 1932 | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1879|4|19}} | birth_place = [[Washington Parish, Louisiana]], U.S. | death_date = {{nowrap|{{death date and age|1955|12|1|1879|4|19}}}} | death_place = [[Franklinton, Louisiana]], U.S. | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] | children = 1 | education = [[Tulane University Law School|Tulane Law School]] }} '''Delos Rozelus Johnson''' (April 19, 1879 – December 1, 1955) was an American politician who served in the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] and [[Louisiana State Senate]] as a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic party]]. He also briefly served as the 30th [[lieutenant governor of Louisiana]] in 1924.{{cn|date=May 2023}}
== Early life == Delos R. Johnson was born on a plantation in [[Washington Parish, Louisiana]], on April 19, 1879, to Andrew Jackson Johnson and Caroline Thomas. He graduated from the Louisiana State Normal College in 1901 and the [[Tulane University Law School|Tulane Law School]] in 1906, going on to practice law in [[Franklinton, Louisiana|Franklinton]] until 1908. He married Pearl Griffith on March 18, 1913, and had a son.{{cn|date=January 2024}}
== Political career == Delos R. Johnson was first elected to the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] for [[Washington Parish, Louisiana|Washington Parish]] unopposed in 1908. He was re-elected in 1912, thereby continuing to serve as a representative until 1916. After his service in the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]], he was elected to the [[Louisiana State Senate]] for the 22nd district in 1916. He was re-elected to the State Senate in 1920, and it was during his second term that he became [[President pro tempore|President Pro Tempore of the Senate]]. Upon his re-election in 1924, Johnson served as the [[President of the Louisiana State Senate]] until the resignation of [[Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana|Lieutenant Governor]] [[Hewitt Bouanchaud]] on April 12, 1924. Johnson was sworn in as the acting Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana that same day and held the position until his elected successor took office on May 13, 1924. After his brief service as Lieutenant Governor, Johnson returned to his position as State Senator. He was re-elected to the State Senate for a final time in 1928, serving until 1932. During both his service in the House of representatives as well as in the Senate, Johnson served as chairman of the education committee.<ref name=JHK>{{cite web |url=http://www.legis.la.gov/legisdocs/members/s1880-2012.pdf |title=MEMBERSHIP IN THE LOUISIANA SENATE |publisher=legis.la.gov |date=January 2008 |access-date=May 5, 2023 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116085037/http://www.legis.la.gov/legisdocs/members/s1880-2012.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Later life and death == Delos R. Johnson retired from politics upon his term's end in the State Senate in 1932, after which he continued practicing law. He died in [[Franklinton, Louisiana]], on December 1, 1955, and was buried at Ellis Cemetery.<ref name=HNM>{{cite web |url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/washington/bios/drjohn.txt |title=Delos R. Johnson, Washington Parish, Louisiana |publisher=usgwarchives.net |date=1925 |access-date=May 5, 2023}}</ref>
==See also== * [[Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana|List of lieutenant governors of Louisiana]] * [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] * [[Louisiana State Senate]]
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