Joshua L. Johns
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Joshua Leroy Johns was a U.S. Representative
from Wisconsin
.
Born in the town of Eagle
, Johns attended the public schools.
He engaged in banking in Richland Center, Wisconsin
from 1902 to 1905.
He was graduated from the law department of the University of Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee
, in 1906 and from Yale University
in 1907.
He was admitted to the Tennessee bar in 1906 and commenced practice in Chattanooga, Tennessee
, in 1907.
He was admitted to the Wisconsin bar in 1910 and commenced practice in Richland Center, Wisconsin
.
He moved to Appleton, Wisconsin
, in 1920 and continued the practice of law.
He was also interested in various business enterprises.
He served as colonel in the Wisconsin National Guard 1928-1929. He was an active member of the Kiwanis International service club, and served as International President in 1933-34.
Johns was elected as a Republican
to the Seventy-sixth and Seventy-seventh Congresses (January 3, 1939-January 3, 1943).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942 to the Seventy-eighth Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in Green Bay, Wisconsin
, and also served as president of several lumber companies.
He died at Green Bay, Wisconsin
, March 16, 1947.
He was interred in Fort Howard Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
.
Born in the town of Eagle
Eagle, Richland County, Wisconsin
Eagle is a town in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 593 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Basswood and Eagle Corners are located in the town.-Geography:...
, Johns attended the public schools.
He engaged in banking in Richland Center, Wisconsin
Richland Center, Wisconsin
Richland Center is a city in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States, which also serves as the county seat. The population was 5,184 at the 2010 census.-History:Richland Center was founded in 1851 by Ira Sherwin Hazeltine, a native of Andover, Vermont...
from 1902 to 1905.
He was graduated from the law department of the University of Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...
, in 1906 and from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1907.
He was admitted to the Tennessee bar in 1906 and commenced practice in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...
, in 1907.
He was admitted to the Wisconsin bar in 1910 and commenced practice in Richland Center, Wisconsin
Richland Center, Wisconsin
Richland Center is a city in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States, which also serves as the county seat. The population was 5,184 at the 2010 census.-History:Richland Center was founded in 1851 by Ira Sherwin Hazeltine, a native of Andover, Vermont...
.
He moved to Appleton, Wisconsin
Appleton, Wisconsin
Appleton is a city in Outagamie, Calumet, and Winnebago Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is situated on the Fox River, 30 miles southwest of Green Bay and 100 miles north of Milwaukee. Appleton is the county seat of Outagamie County. The population was 78,086 at the 2010 census...
, in 1920 and continued the practice of law.
He was also interested in various business enterprises.
He served as colonel in the Wisconsin National Guard 1928-1929. He was an active member of the Kiwanis International service club, and served as International President in 1933-34.
Johns was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Seventy-sixth and Seventy-seventh Congresses (January 3, 1939-January 3, 1943).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942 to the Seventy-eighth Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...
, and also served as president of several lumber companies.
He died at Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...
, March 16, 1947.
He was interred in Fort Howard Cemetery.