Fred W. Johnson
Fred W. Johnson was an American government official who served as the first director of the Bureau of Land Management from 1946 to 1948.[1][2] Johnson had previously served as the final commissioner of the General Land Office, from 1933 until 1946.[3]
Fred W. Johnson | |
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| 1st Director of the Bureau of Land Management | |
| In office 1946–1948 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Marion Clawson |
| Commissioner of the General Land Office | |
| In office May 20, 1933 – July 16, 1946 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Charles C. Moore |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
After the General Land Office was dissolved in 1946, he was selected to serve as the newly created Bureau of Land Management's director by then-Interior Secretary Julius Albert Krug.[4][5]
References
- "Opportunity and Challenge: The Story of BLM (Chapter 2)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- "The PLF Archives". publicland.org. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- Federal Statistical Directory. 1944.
- Historical Record of the Offices, Managers and Organizations of the U. S. Bureau of Land Management, Grazing Service, General Land Office and O&C Revested Lands Administration 1934 - 2012
- A History of the Rectangular Survey System
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