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Otis Wells Johnson

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Otis Wells Johnson
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 3rd district
In office
January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907
Preceded byJohn F. Reynolds
Succeeded byIsaac T. Bishop
Personal details
Born(1855-03-12)March 12, 1855
Saugatuck, Michigan, U.S.
DiedSeptember 27, 1926(1926-09-27) (aged 71)
Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeMound Cemetery, Racine
Political partyRepublican
Spousemarried
Children
  • Josephine Johnson
  • (Mrs. David Foster)
  • Helen Johnson
  • Catherine Johnson
OccupationManufacturer, banker

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

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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.[2]

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

References

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  1. ^ "Otis Wells Johnson (1855-1926)". Find a Grave. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b Wisconsin Blue Book. 1903. p. 1,077.
  3. ^ "Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....Johnson, Otis Wells". USGenWeb Archives. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
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