Jed Johnson (Oklahoma politician)
Jed Johnson | |
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United States Customs Court | |
In office June 25, 1947 – May 8, 1963 | |
Appointed by | Harry S. Truman |
Preceded by | William John Keefe |
Succeeded by | James Lopez Watson |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 6th district | |
In office March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1947 | |
Preceded by | Elmer Thomas |
Succeeded by | Toby Morris |
Member of the Oklahoma Senate | |
In office 1920–1927 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Jed Joseph Johnson July 31, 1888 Ellis County, Texas, U.S. |
Died | May 8, 1963 New York City, New York, U.S. | (aged 74)
Resting place | Rose Hill Cemetery Chickasha, Oklahoma 35°1′54″N 97°56′45″W / 35.03167°N 97.94583°W |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Beatrice Luginbyhl |
Children | 4, including Jed Jr. |
Education | University of Oklahoma (LLB) |
Jed Joseph Johnson, Sr. (July 31, 1888 – May 8, 1963) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a
Early life and education
Born on July 31, 1888, on a farm near Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, Johnson attended the public schools in Texas and Oklahoma and then received a Bachelor of Laws in 1915 from the University of Oklahoma College of Law and participated in postgraduate work at the University of Clermont in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Career
He was admitted to the bar in 1918 and entered private practice in Walters, Oklahoma. He served in the United States Army as a private from 1918 to 1919 in World War I in Company L of the 36th Division. He returned to private practice in Chickasha, Oklahoma from 1919 to 1927. He was a newspaper editor in Cotton County, Oklahoma from 1920 to 1922.[1]
He was a member of the
Johnson was elected as a Democrat to the 70th United States Congress and to the nine succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1927, to January 3, 1947. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1946.[3]
Federal judicial service
Johnson was nominated to the
Johnson was nominated by President
Personal life
Johnson died in a
References
- ^ a b Hanneman, Carolyn G. "Johnson, Jed Joseph (1888–1963)". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
- ^ a b Jed Joseph Johnson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ a b "Jed Johnson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Sources
- Jed Joseph Johnson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- "Jed Johnson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
- Jed J. Johnson Collection at the Carl Albert Center
- "Jed Joseph Johnson". U.S. Congressman. Find a Grave. October 5, 2005. Retrieved February 17, 2013.