Clarke Howard Johnson

Clarke Howard Johnson (November 18, 1851 – September 14, 1930) was a judge and state legislator in Rhode Island. He served as an associate justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from 1903 to 1913 and chief justice from 1913 to 1917. He resigned upon reaching the age of 65, as required by state law.[1]

This article is about the Rhode Island judge. For the American-Canadian actor and director, see Clark Johnson. For the American politician, see Clark Johnson (politician).

Clarke Howard Johnson (circa 1904)

His parents were Elisha and Matilda (Howard) Johnson. He was born in Foster, Rhode Island and educated in its district schools as well as Lapham Institute in North Scituate. He graduated from Brown University in 1877 and was admitted to the Rhode Island Bar in 1879.[2]

He married, Ida S. Harrington December 21, 1889. He served as a Representative in the General Assembly[3] from 1879 to 1902 and as clerk of the House of Representatives from 1881 to 1886. He was a justice of the Eighth District Court from 1886 to 1903. He was elected associate justice of the Supreme Court March 6, 1903. He was a Republican.[2]

In 1921 Rhode Island College conferred an LLD degree on him.[4]

He died September 14, 1930, at his home in Foster, Rhode Island and was survived by his wife Ida.[5]

References
  1. "Journal of the Senate". July 24, 1916 – via Google Books.
  2. E.C. Bowler, An Album of the Attorneys of Rhode Island (1904), p. 15.
  3. Taylor, William Harrison (July 24, 1900). "Legislative History and Souvenir of Rhode Island 1899 and 1900". E. L. Freeman & Sons, State Printers – via Google Books.
  4. Annual Report of the State Board of Education: 1st- Together with the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Education of Rhode Island. 1921.
  5. "Obituary for JUDGE JOHNSON (Aged 79)". Rutland Daily Herald. September 15, 1930. p. 3. Retrieved July 24, 2022.


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