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.

Johnson was elected to the Senate as a member of the Republican Party and served from 1903 to 1907.[3]

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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. Web site: Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....Johnson, Otis Wells. USGenWeb Archives. 2011-12-10.