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| | Byron Ingemar Johnson |
 | | Born in Victoria, "Boss" Johnson was for a short time a professional lacrosse player before starting, with his brother John, what was to become a successful province-wide haulage and cartage business. |
 | | Returning to politics in 1937, he was not to hold elected office again until 1945. |
 | | Upon John Harts retirement, Johnson assumed the office of Premier on December 29, 1947, an office he was able to retain in the 1949 election. |
| www.freemasonry.bcy.ca /biography/premiers/johnson_bi.html (116 words) |
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