Robert Davis Johnson

Robert Davis Johnson (born August 12, 1883 in Slater , Saline County , Missouri , †  October 23, 1961 in Marshall , Missouri) was an American politician . Between 1931 and 1933 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Robert Johnson attended the public schools of his home country and then until 1901 the Portland High School in Indiana . He then studied at Missouri Valley College in Marshall. Between 1901 and 1907 Johnson also worked as a teacher. From 1915 to 1923 he was a clerk at the District Court in Saline County. During this time he studied law. In 1917 he was admitted to the bar and from 1923 he practiced in Marshall in this profession. From 1925 to 1928 Johnson was a district attorney in Saline County.

Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party . After the death of Congressman Samuel C. Major , he was elected by election for the seventh seat of Missouri as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on December 29, 1931. Since he was not nominated for re-election by his party in 1932, he could only end the current legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1933 . This was shaped by the events of the global economic crisis.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Johnson initially practiced as a lawyer again. Between 1940 and 1947 he was a judge in the 15th judicial district of his state. He then continued his legal practice in Marshall, where he died on October 23, 1961.

Web links

• Robert Davis Johnson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)