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Johnson, Louis Arthur, 1891-1966

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Personal name headingJohnson, Louis Arthur, 1891-1966
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Found inLibrary of Congress Manuscript Division for the Papers of Hassett, W.D., 1930-56 (Louis Arthur Johnson; correspondent; b. 1891; d. 1966)
Political graveyard on WWW, Feb. 2, 2005 (Johnson, Louis Arthur, 1891-1966; also known as Louis A. Johnson; of Clarksburg, Harrison Co., W.Va.; b. in Roanoke, Va., Jan. 10, 1891; Democrat; lawyer; member of W.Va. state house of delegates, 1917; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from W.Va., 1924; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1949-50; member, American Bar Assoc., Federal Bar Assoc., American Legion, Freemasons, Elks, Rotary, Delta Chi, Delta Sigma Rho, and Tau Kappa Alpha; d. Apr. 24, 1966)
Biographical dictionary of the U.S. executive branch, 1774-1971: p. 187 (Johnson, Louis Arthur; b. Jan. 10, 1891; d. April 24, 1966; asst. secy. of war, 1937-40; secy. of defense, 1949-50)