Ted Johnson (politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian politician
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About Ted Johnson (politician)
- Stephen Edward Ingram "Ted" Johnson (17 February 1909 – 2002) was an Australian politician. Born in Derbyshire to Stephen Henry Johnson, a schoolteacher, and Barbara Foster-Barham, Johnson and his family migrated to Fremantle in 1912.
- Johnson worked in various temporary jobs before becoming a bank officer.
- He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in 1941 and served with the 44th Battalion and 35th Training Battalion.
- He was promoted lieutenant in October and discharged in July 1946.
- On 4 December 1937 he married Winifred Mabel McNaughton in South Perth; she died on 3 April 1975, and Johnson married Edna Pockrass on 14 February 1976.
- Johnson joined the Labor Party in 1944 and was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly as the member for Leederville in 1952.
- He served until his defeat in 1959.
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