Otis Wells Johnson

Otis Wells Johnson (March 12, 1855 in Saugatuck, Michigan – September 27, 1926) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

For the Mayor of Savannah, Georgia, see Otis Johnson. For the musician, see Otis Johnson (musician). For the baseball player, see Otis Johnson (baseball).
Otis Wells Johnson
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 3rd district
In office
1903–1907
Succeeded byIsaac T. Bishop
Personal details
BornMarch 12, 1855
Saugatuck, Michigan
DiedSeptember 27, 1926(1926-09-27) (aged 71)[1]
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceRacine, Wisconsin

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.[3]

Johnson was elected to the Senate as a member of the Republican Party and served from 1903 to 1907.[4]

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


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