Judge Benjamin Alvin Johnson
- Born: 23 Dec 1887, Wicomico Co., MD 1
- Died: 22 Oct 1943, Wicomico Co., MD
- Buried: Abt 25 Oct 1943, Parsons Cemetery, Salisbury, Wicomico Co., MD
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Born Benjamin Alvin Johnson on December 23, 1887, in Wango, Wicomico County, Maryland. Son of Rufus and Tabitha Wise Davis Johnson. Attended Wicomico County public schools; Washington College, 1911; Baltimore Law School, 1912. Admitted to the Maryland bar, February 3, 1913. Married to Ethel Holloway; six children. Died October 22, 1943, in Salisbury, Maryland. Buried at Parsons Cemetery, Salisbury, Maryland.
Chief Judge, First Judicial Circuit of Maryland, 1934-1943. Lawyer, Long & Johnson, 1915-1934. City Solicitor, Salisbury, 1914-1920. Member, Board of Visitors and Governors, Washington College and Morgan College. President, Farmers Bank of Willards. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Kiwanis; Elks; and Greenhill Country Club.
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