Johnson, Louis Arthur, 1891-1966
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- Library 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)
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Louis Arthur Johnson (January 10, 1891 – April 24, 1966) was an American politician and attorney who served as the second United States secretary of defense from 1949 to 1950. He was the assistant secretary of war from 1937 to 1940 and the 15th national commander of the American Legion from 1932 to 1933.
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