Robert Wood Johnson III

Robert Wood Johnson III
Robert Wood Johnson III
Born	September 9, 1920; New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	December 22, 1970 (aged 50); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Occupation	Businessman
Children	Robert Wood Johnson IV (b. 1947), Christopher Wold Johnson, inter alia
Parent(s)	Robert Wood Johnson II (father)

Robert Wood "Bobby" Johnson III (September 9, 1920 – December 22, 1970) was an American businessman. He was a grandson of Robert Wood Johnson I (co-founder of Johnson & Johnson).

Biography

Johnson was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. His father was Robert Wood Johnson II, president and chair of Johnson & Johnson, and his mother was Elizabeth Dixon Ross Johnson. Johnson grew up an only child. Johnson married Betty Wold and had five children with Betty, including Robert Wood Johnson IV.

Johnson worked for Johnson & Johnson from 1941 to 1965. He was president of J&J from 1961 to 1965, until his father fired him.[1] He was succeeded as president by Philip B. Hofmann, the first non-Johnson family member to head the company since 1887.

Johnson also served for ten years on the board of directors of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as president and vice president.

In 1970, Johnson died of cancer at the age of 50.[1]

References

Wilson, Duff (November 11, 2004). "Behind the Jets, a Private Man Pushes His Dream". The New York Times. Retrieved February 10, 2010. Johnson's father died of cancer at the age of 50 in 1970. And since his grandfather, General Johnson, had died in 1968. ... Two younger brothers died in 1975, Keith from a cocaine overdose and Billy in a motorcycle accident.

Business positions
Preceded by Robert Wood Johnson II	President of Johnson & Johnson 1961–1965	Succeeded by Philip B. Hofmann

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[jets-1] Wilson, Duff (November 11, 2004). "Behind the Jets, a Private Man Pushes His Dream". The New York Times. Retrieved February 10, 2010. Johnson's father died of cancer at the age of 50 in 1970. And since his grandfather, General Johnson, had died in 1968. ... Two younger brothers died in 1975, Keith from a cocaine overdose and Billy in a motorcycle accident.