Otis Wells Johnson
Otis Wells Johnson | |
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| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 3rd district | |
| In office January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907 | |
| Preceded by | John F. Reynolds |
| Succeeded by | Isaac T. Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 12, 1855 Saugatuck, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | September 27, 1926 (aged 71) Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mound Cemetery, Racine |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | married |
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| Occupation | Manufacturer, banker |
Otis Wells Johnson (March 12, 1855 – September 27, 1926) was an American manufacturer, banker, and Republican politician. He represented Racine and Kenosha counties in the Wisconsin Senate during the 1903 and 1905 sessions.[1]
Biography
[edit]He attended public schools, and later the University of Maine at Farmington.[2] He was first employed in the lumber industry in St. Ignace, Michigan, later for a while in a Chicago lumberyard, and afterwards at St. Ignace again, where he resided until he came to Racine, Wisconsin in 1890 where he engaged in the manufacture of farm wagons.[2]
Johnson was elected to the Senate as a member of the Republican Party and served from 1903 to 1907.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Otis Wells Johnson (1855-1926)". Find a Grave. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ a b Wisconsin Blue Book. 1903. p. 1,077.
- ^ "Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....Johnson, Otis Wells". USGenWeb Archives. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
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