Ideologies / Progressive / Hiram Johnson
§ The minds · 1866–1945 · United States · Governor & Senator
Hiram Johnson
Kick out the railroads
Direct democracy on the Pacific coast.
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TraditionalProgressive
The California governor who smashed the Southern Pacific machine and embedded direct democracy — initiative, referendum, recall — in the nation's most populous future state.
social
Progressive reformer, isolationist in foreign affairs.
economic
Broke the railroad monopoly's grip on California.
governance
Brought initiative, referendum and recall to the state.
Notable for
- Initiative, referendum and recall
- Broke the railroad machine
- TR's 1912 running mate
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