William Ward Johnson

William Ward Johnson (born March 9, 1892 in Brighton , Washington County , Iowa , †  June 8, 1963 in Long Beach , California ) was an American politician . Between 1941 and 1945 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Johnson attended public schools in his home country and in Idaho . He served in the Idaho National Guard in 1910 and 1911. He then studied at the University of California at Berkeley until 1914 . Until 1918 he worked in Montpelier (Idaho) and Price ( Utah ) for an automobile company as an accountant, stenographer and manager. He then worked in commerce in Idaho and Utah until 1922. He later also got into the oil business and banking. After studying law at the University of Southern California and his admission to the bar in 1925, he began working in this profession in Long Beach. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party .

In the 1940 congressional election , Johnson was elected to the 18th  electoral district of California in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded the late Thomas M. Eaton on January 3, 1941 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until January 3, 1945 . These were shaped by the events of the Second World War . In 1944 Johnson was defeated by Democrat Clyde Doyle . After his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer again. He died in Long Beach on June 8, 1963.

Web links

• William Ward Johnson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William Ward Johnson in the database of Find a Grave (English)