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
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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