David Moffat Johnson

David Moffat Johnson (born April 30, 1902 in Lachine , Québec , † 1972 ) was a Canadian ambassador .

Life

Johnson was a son of Margaret Moffat and William Steele Johnson. He attended high school in Lachine. From 1919 to 1923 he studied mathematics and physics at McGill University in Montreal and earned a Bachelor of Arts. Upon graduation, he became the first McGill athlete to receive a Rhodes Scholarship from Oxford University, England. From 1923 to 1926 he studied at Balliol College of Law and was Barrister . His brothers were William James C. Johanson (1901–1978) ⚭ Genevieve Mary Healy (1901–1977) and John Steele Johnson (1906–1988).

As a sprinter who specialized in the 400-meter run , he took fourth place over 400 m at the 1924 Olympic Games and in the 4 x 400 meter relay .

From 1926 to 1936 he was a criminal defense lawyer in England. He served as the representative of the Canadian government in several countries.

Web links

David Johnson mcgillathletics.ca
David Moffat Johnson in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
David Moffat Johnson in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

^ Johnson, David Moffat Naissance: 1902 - Décès: 1972 cimetieresduquebec. Approx.
^ Register of Rhodes Scholars 1903–1945 . Read Books, 2007, ISBN 978-1-4067-4884-0 , pp. 58 .
^ Charles Whately Parker, Barnet M. Greene: Who's who in Canada . tape 48 . International Press, 1960.
^ Johnson, David Moffat: Post (s). In: Global Affairs Canada. 2014, accessed June 25, 2020 .

predecessor	Office	successor
William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon	Canadian Ambassador to Dublin July 17, 1949 to December 1949	William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon
	Canadian High Commissioner in Islamabad January 20, 1950 to November 1951	Kenneth Porter Kirkwood
Robert Gerald Riddell	Representative of the Government of Canada at the United Nations in New York City November 1951 to August 1955	Robert Alexander Mackay
John Benjamin Clark Watkins	Canadian ambassador to Moscow from 1956 to 1964	Arnold Smith

personal data
SURNAME	Johnson, David Moffat
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Johnson, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian ambassador and sprinter
DATE OF BIRTH	April 30, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lachine
DATE OF DEATH	1972

[1] Johnson, David Moffat Naissance: 1902 - Décès: 1972 cimetieresduquebec. Approx.

[2] Register of Rhodes Scholars 1903–1945 . Read Books, 2007, ISBN 978-1-4067-4884-0 , pp. 58 .

[3] Charles Whately Parker, Barnet M. Greene: Who's who in Canada . tape 48 . International Press, 1960.

[4] Johnson, David Moffat: Post (s). In: Global Affairs Canada. 2014, accessed June 25, 2020 .