William Johnson | |
Birth Date: | 21 October 1930 |
Birth Place: | Excelsior, Minnesota, U.S. |
Death Place: | Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, U.S. |
Office1: | Member of the New Hampshire Senate |
Term Start1: | 1964 |
Term End1: | ??? |
Office2: | Chair of the New Hampshire Republican Party |
Term Start2: | 1964 |
Term End2: | 1966 |
Office3: | Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court |
Term Start3: | 1985 |
Term End3: | 1999 |
Occupation: | Judge |
Alma Mater: | Dartmouth College Harvard Law School |
Spouse: | Nancy Johnson |
William Reynold Johnson (October 21, 1930 – May 30, 2009) was an American judge and politician. He served as a member of the New Hampshire Senate and as a justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court.[1] [2]
Johnson was born in Excelsior, Minnesota. He attended Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School. He served in the United States Army.
In 1964, Johnson was elected to the New Hampshire Senate. In the same year, he was chairperson of the New Hampshire Republican Party, serving until 1966.
In 1985, Johnson was appointed to serve as a justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, serving until 1999.[3]
Johnson died in May 2009 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, at the age of 78.