Dr. George Johnson Photo: VÍÆ II
George Johnson was born in Winnipeg on November 18, 1920. He died in Gimli in New Iceland on July 8, 1995. He was known as Dr. George Johnson in the west.
Spouse: December 31, 1943 Doris Marjorie Blöndal b. August 19, 1921, d. 1996.
Children: 1. Jonis Guðrún b. April 21, 1946 2. Jennifer Ann b. October 25, 1947 3. Daniel George b. July 15 1949 4. Jón Blöndal b. November 19, 1952 5. Joanne Margaret b. October 19, 1956 6. Gillian Kristín b. February 26, 1963.
Dr. George was the son of Jónas George Jónsson and Laufey Benediktsdóttir in Winnipeg. There he attended elementary school and graduated with a degree in medicine from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg in 1950. He was a physician in Gimli from 1950 to 1958, then turned to politics and was elected to the Manitoba Legislative Assembly in Gimli in the 1958 election. He was Manitoba’s Minister of Health and Minister of Education from 1963. Doris was the daughter of Dr. August Theodore Blöndal and Guðrún Stefánsdóttir in Winnipeg.