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Hugh Samuel Johnson

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From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Date: 20080424
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Hugh Samuel Johnson 1882-1942, American army officer, government administrator, b. Fort Scott, Kans. After graduation (1903) from West Point, he entered the U.S. army as a second lieutenant. In World War I he formulated (1917) plans for selective service in the U.S. army, administered the draft, and served on the War Industries Board. Johnson resigned (1919) from the army as brigadier general and became a business executive. He was summoned (1933) to Washington, D.C., to help formulate the National Industrial Recovery Act, and after its passage he served (1933-34) as head of the National ...

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