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W.A. Johnson

Willard Arnold Johnson

Full Name: Willard Arnold Johnson
Date of birth: August 28, 1862
Date of death: May 5, 1923

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 29 Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 14, 1919 35th (1) (2)   34th (3)   Democrat Memphis / Hall Senate President Pro Tempore (35th)   Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Jack, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young
S 29 Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 12, 1915 33rd (4) (5)   32nd (6)   Democrat Memphis / Hall   Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Jack, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young

Terms of service footnotes


(1) 35th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 9/29/1917, 3rd C.S. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 35th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/9/1917, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 34th Legislature - Elected November 3, 1914, oath of office administered to members elect, 1/12/1915, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(4) 33rd Legislature - Roll Call, holdover Senators elected on 11/8/1910 for a full period of four years, 1/14/1913, pp. 1-3. Senate Journal. ↩
(5) "L.C. Penry of Plainview is being urged to become a candidate for state senator . . . Senator W.A. Johnson of Memphis is serving his first term, and is a candidate for re-election." "May Run for Senate," 5/8/1914, p. 4. Wichita Daily Times. ↩
(6) 32nd Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1911, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
35th (1) (2)   34th (3)  
Leadership role:
Senate President Pro Tempore (35th)
(34th)
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Memphis / Hall
Counties in district:
Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Jack, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young

Legislatures:
33rd (4) (5)   32nd (6)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Memphis / Hall
Counties in district:
Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Jack, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young

Terms of service notes


(1) 35th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 9/29/1917, 3rd C.S. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 35th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/9/1917, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 34th Legislature - Elected November 3, 1914, oath of office administered to members elect, 1/12/1915, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(4) 33rd Legislature - Roll Call, holdover Senators elected on 11/8/1910 for a full period of four years, 1/14/1913, pp. 1-3. Senate Journal. ↩
(5) "L.C. Penry of Plainview is being urged to become a candidate for state senator . . . Senator W.A. Johnson of Memphis is serving his first term, and is a candidate for re-election." "May Run for Senate," 5/8/1914, p. 4. Wichita Daily Times. ↩
(6) 32nd Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1911, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩

Biographical Information

  • Willard Arnold Johnson, birth date 8/28/1862 in Freborn County, Minnesota; death date 5/5/1923 in Memphis, Hall County, Texas; newspaper publisher. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • W.A. Johnson, birth date 8/28/1862, death date 5/5/1923, burial in South Fairview Cemetery, Memphis, Hall County. Find a Grave.
  • "Governor causes much excitement . . . Directs personal remark at state senator, which causes uproar . . . He wants an investigation . . . The resolution introduced asks for thorough probing of activities of James E. Ferguson," 3/4/1917, pp. 1, 6, 12. Galveston Daily News.
  • Obituary, "W.A. Johnson Dies at His Home in Memphis," The Clifton Record (Clifton, Texas), 5/11/1923, p. 2, crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library. Former State Senator and Lieutenant Governor. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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