Jed Johnson | |
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.jpg) Johnson as an Oklahoma State Senator, 1921 | |
| Judge of theUnited 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 theU.S. House of Representatives fromOklahoma's6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Elmer Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Toby Morris |
| Member of theOklahoma Senate from the 17th district | |
| In office 1924–1928 | |
| Preceded by | L. L. West |
| Succeeded by | Harry Jolly |
| In office 1920–1922 | |
| Preceded by | Elmer Thomas |
| Succeeded by | L. L. West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jed Joseph Johnson (1888-07-31)July 31, 1888 Ellis County, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | May 8, 1963(1963-05-08) (aged 74) New York City,New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Rose Hill Cemetery Chickasha,Oklahoma 35°1′54″N97°56′45″W / 35.03167°N 97.94583°W /35.03167; -97.94583 (Jed Johnson Burial Site) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Beatrice Luginbyhl |
| Children | 4, includingJed 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 aUnited States representative fromOklahoma and ajudge of theUnited States Customs Court.
Born on July 31, 1888, on a farm nearWaxahachie,Ellis County,Texas, Johnson attended the public schools in Texas and Oklahoma and then received aBachelor of Laws in 1915 from theUniversity of Oklahoma College of Law and participated in postgraduate work at theUniversity of Clermont inClermont-Ferrand,France.
He was admitted to thebar in 1918 and entered private practice inWalters,Oklahoma. He served in theUnited States Army as aprivate from 1918 to 1919 inWorld War I in Company L of the36th Division. He returned to private practice inChickasha, Oklahoma from 1919 to 1927. He was a newspaper editor inCotton County, Oklahoma from 1920 to 1922.[1]
He was a member of theOklahoma Senate from 1920 to 1927. He served as a delegate to the annual peace conference of theInterparliamentary Union atParis, France, in 1927 and 1937, and atGeneva,Switzerland, in 1929, and was Chairman of the Speakers' Bureau for theDemocratic Congressional Campaign Committee.[2]
Johnson was elected as aDemocrat to the70th 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]
Johnson was nominated to theUnited States Customs Court by PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt on March 29, 1945. He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on April 3, 1945. However, he declined the appointment.
Johnson was nominated by PresidentHarry S. Truman on April 7, 1947, to a seat on theUnited States Customs Court vacated by JudgeWilliam John Keefe. He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on June 23, 1947, and received his commission on June 25, 1947. Johnson was initially appointed as a Judge underArticle I, but the court was raised to Article III status byoperation of law on July 14, 1956, and Johnson thereafter served as anArticle III Judge. His service terminated on May 8, 1963, due to his death.[2]
Johnson died in aNew York City,New York hospital on May 8, 1963. Johnson was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Chickasha, Oklahoma.Jed Johnson Lake in theWichita MountainsNational Wildlife Refuge is named in honor of Johnson.[1] His son,Jed Johnson Jr., served one term in Congress.[3]
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