Robert Davis Johnson | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's7th district | |
| In office September 29, 1931 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel C. Major |
| Succeeded by | Dewey Short |
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| Born | (1883-08-12)August 12, 1883 nearSlater, Missouri, US |
| Died | October 23, 1961(1961-10-23) (aged 78) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | lawyer |
Robert Davis Johnson (August 12, 1883 – October 23, 1961) was aU.S. representative fromMissouri.
Born on a farm nearSlater, Missouri, Johnson was educated in the rural graded schools of his native county and graduated from the Portland (Indiana) High School in 1901.He attended the Missouri Valley College,Marshall, Missouri.He taught school in Saline Valley andOrearville, Missouri from 1901 to 1907.He served as clerk of the circuit court of Saline County in 1915–1923.While serving as clerk, he also studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1917 and commenced practice inMarshall, Missouri, in 1923.He served as prosecuting attorney of Saline County in 1925–1928.
Johnson was elected as aDemocrat to the Seventy-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Samuel C. Major and served from September 29, 1931, to March 3, 1933.He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1932.He resumed the practice of law inMarshall, Missouri.
Johnson was elected judge of the circuit court and of the15th Judicial Circuit of Missouri on November 5, 1940, and served until January 1, 1947.
He again resumed the practice of law inMarshall, Missouri, where he died October 23, 1961. He was interred in Ridge Park Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 7th congressional district 1931–1933 | Succeeded by |
