John Seward Johnson I
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John Seward Johnson I (1896 - May 23, 1983) was the son of Robert Wood Johnson I, the founder of the company Johnson & Johnson. He was also known as J. Seward Johnson, Sr. and Seward Johnson. He founded the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution (HBOI).
He started a relationship with his Polish maid, Barbara Piasecka, whom he married in 1971. She inherited his over $400 million dollar fortune. When he died in Fort Pierce, Florida the children from his last two marriages contested the will. They already were given money in trusts, but the legal battle ended with the Johnson children getting an additional $US 30 million each. His son with his first wife is the artist John Seward Johnson II. His daughter, Diana Melville Johnson and her husband Bertram Firestone are renowned owner/breeders of Thoroughbred racehorses.
An avid art collector, Johnson owned an extensive collection of old-master paintings and drawings.
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- New York Times; May 24, 1983; "J. Seward Johnson, a director of Johnson Johnson from 1921 to 1971 and an internationally known yachtsman half a century ago, died yesterday at his home in Fort Pierce, Fla. He was 87 years old and also lived in Princeton, N.J. Mr. Johnson was a son of one ..."
- New York Times; May 19, 1986; "When the court battle over the $500 million estate of J. Seward Johnson Sr. began almost two months ago, witnesses for his six children testified about incidents in which Mr. Johnson's third wife, Barbara, shouted and cursed at him and at servants at their home in Princeton, N.J. The ..."
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