John William Fordham Johnson Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
John William Fordham Johnson
Order:14th
Office:Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
Term Start:July 18, 1931
Term End:May 1, 1936
Predecessor:Robert Randolph Bruce
Successor:Eric Hamber
Governor General:The Earl of Bessborough
The Lord Tweedsmuir
Premier:Simon Fraser Tolmie
Duff Pattullo
Birth Date:28 November 1866
Birth Place:Spalding, Lincolnshire, England
Death Place:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality:Canadian
Occupation:businessman
Profession:Politician

John William Fordham Johnson (28 November 1866 – 28 November 1938) was a Canadian businessman and the 14th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.

Johnson was born in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England. He left the United Kingdom in 1888 and settled in Portland, Oregon where he worked for a bank. Ten years later, Johnson transferred to the Vancouver office of the bank. In 1900, Johnson quit and went to work for the B.C. Sugar Co., ultimately becoming president of that company in 1920.

Johnson was appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia in 1931. He was sworn into office on August 1 of that year and served in the role until 1936. Johnson retired from the office in ill health and died in Vancouver two years later.

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