Jed Johnson (Oklahoma)
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Johnson as an Oklahoma State Senator, 1921
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| Judge of the United States Customs Court | |
| In office June 25, 1947 – May 8, 1963 |
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| 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 |
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| In office March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1947 |
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| Preceded by | J. W. Elmer Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Toby Morris |
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| Born | Jed Joseph Johnson July 31, 1888 Waxahachie, Texas |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. New York City |
| Resting place | Rose Hill Cemetery Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma College of Law LL.B. |
| Profession | Judge |
Jed Joseph Johnson (July 31, 1888 – May 8, 1963) was a politician from the state of Oklahoma and served as a Judge for the United States Customs Court.[1]
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Early life and education
Johnson was born in Waxahachie, Texas and he graduated from the University of Oklahoma's law department, class of 1915, receiving a Bachelor of Laws degree, with postgraduate work at l’Université de Clermont at Clermont-Ferrand, France. He was admitted to the bar in 1918 and began practicing law in Walters, Oklahoma. Johnson served overseas as a private in World War I in Company L of the 36th Division in 1918 and 1919. He edited a newspaper in Cotton County, Oklahoma, from 1920 to 1922.[2]
Political career
He was first elected to public office to the Oklahoma State Senate in 1920 as a Democrat and served until 1926, when he was elected to the House of Representatives. He served as a delegate to the annual peace conference of the Interparliamentary Union at Paris, France, in 1927 and 1937, and at Geneva, Switzerland, in 1929, and was chairman of the speakers’ bureau for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. He served 20 years in Congress until losing the Democratic primary election in 1946.
Federal Judicial Service
Johnson was appointed to the United States Customs Court by President Roosevelt in 1945, but declined it. On April 7, 1947, President Truman nominated him to serve as a Judge on the Customs Court, to the seat vacated by Judge William John Keefe. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 23, 1947 and received his commission on June 25, 1947. He served on the court until his death and was succeeded by Judge James Lopez Watson.
Death
Johnson died in a New York City hospital on May 8, 1963. Johnson was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Chickasha, Oklahoma.[1]
Jed Johnson Lake in the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge is named in honor of Jed Johnson.[2]
His son Jed Johnson, Jr. served one term in Congress.
References
External links
- Jed Johnson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Jed Johnson at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Jed J. Johnson Collection at the Carl Albert Center
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 6th congressional district 1927–1947 |
Succeeded by Toby Morris |
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- 1888 births
- 1963 deaths
- American military personnel of World War I
- American newspaper editors
- Democratic Party United States Senators
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma
- Oklahoma Democrats
- Oklahoma lawyers
- Oklahoma State Senators
- People from Walters, Oklahoma
- People from Waxahachie, Texas
- United States Army soldiers
- Judges of the United States Customs Court
- University of Oklahoma alumni
- United States Article I federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
