Otis Wells Johnson Explained

Otis Wells Johnson
State:Wisconsin
State Senate:Wisconsin
District:3rd
Term Start:January 5, 1903
Term End:January 7, 1907
Predecessor:John F. Reynolds
Successor:Isaac T. Bishop
Party:Republican
Birth Date:12 March 1855
Birth Place:Saugatuck, Michigan, U.S.
Death Place:Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
Restingplace:Mound Cemetery, Racine
Occupation:Manufacturer, banker
Spouse:married

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

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.[3]

Johnson was elected to the Senate as a member of the Republican Party and served from 1903 to 1907.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Otis Wells Johnson (1855-1926). Find a Grave. 14 April 2018.
  2. Book: Wisconsin Blue Book. 1903. 1,077.
  3. Book: Wisconsin Blue Book. 1903. 1,077.
  4. Web site: Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....Johnson, Otis Wells. USGenWeb Archives. 2011-12-10.