Background
Johnston, James Martin was born on December 8, 1895 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. Son of Charles Wilson and Agnes (Hughes) Johnston.
Johnston, James Martin was born on December 8, 1895 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. Son of Charles Wilson and Agnes (Hughes) Johnston.
Graduate Trinity Park Preparatory Student of University North Carolina, 1913-1915.
In 1963, Johnston and Lemon purchased the franchise from Elwood Richard Quesada. His estate and James Lemon sold the team to a group of Minnesota buyers in 1967. Johnston, who attended University of North Carolina Chapel Hill from 1913 to 1915, posthumously set up one of the university"s largest need-based scholarship funds, now known as the James M. Johnston Trust for Charitable and Educational Purposes.
Johnston died in 1967 in Washington of cancer.
Member Philadelphia-Baltimore-Washington Stock Exchange (governor). Member Boston Stock Exchange. Clubs: Burning Tree (Bethesda, Maryland.).