Otis Wells Johnson (March 12, 1855 – September 27, 1926) was an American manufacturer, banker, and

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politician. He represented

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and

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counties in the

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during the

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and

1905 As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia ( Shostakovich's 11th Symphony ...

sessions.

Biography

He attended public schools, and later the

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. He was first employed in the

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, later for a while in a

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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

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

References

External links

The Political Graveyard
People from Saugatuck, Michigan Republican Party Wisconsin state senators 1855 births 1926 deaths People from St. Ignace, Michigan {{Wisconsin-WISenate-stub