John William Fordham Johnson

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John William Fordham Johnson (b. Nov. 28, 1866 in Spalding, England – d. Nov. 28, 1938 in Vancouver, Canada) was a Canadian businessman and the fourteenth Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.

Johnson left the United Kingdom in 1888 and settled in Portland, Oregon where he worked for a bank. Ten years later, Johnson transferred to the Vancouver office of the bank. In 1900, Johnson quit and went to work for the B.C. Sugar Co., ultimately becoming president of that company in 1920.

Johnson was appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia in 1931. He was sworn into office on August 1 of that year and served in the role until 1936. Johnson retired from the office in ill health and died in Vancouver two years later.

[edit] Sources

• McGregor, D.A. (1967). They Gave Royal Assent - The Lieutenant-Governors of British Columbia. Mitchell Press Limited. 

[edit] External links

• Biography on Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia website.

Preceded by Robert Randolph Bruce

Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia 1931-1936

Succeeded by Eric Werge Hamber