Background
Johnson, Arthur Newhall was born on November 11, 1870 in Lynn, Massachusetts, United States. Son of David Newhall and Amanda Malvina (Richardson) Johnson.
Johnson, Arthur Newhall was born on November 11, 1870 in Lynn, Massachusetts, United States. Son of David Newhall and Amanda Malvina (Richardson) Johnson.
Bachelor of Science in civil engineering, Lawrence Scientific School (Harvard), 1894. Honorary Doctor Engineering, University Maryland, 1924.
Instructor descriptive geometry, Harvard, 1895-1896. Assistant engineer Calumet and Hecla Mine, Calumet, Michigan, 1896-1897. Assistant engineer Massachusetts Highway Commission, 1897-1898.
State highway engineer Maryland, 1898-1905.
Chief engineer United States Office of Public Roads, Washington, 1905. State highway engineer of Illinois, 1906-1914.
With Bureau Municipal Research of New York, 1914-1916. Consulting highway engineer, Portland Cement Association, Chicago, 1916-1920.
Dean College of Engineering, University Maryland, 1920-1936, emeritus.
Chairman Highway Research Board, National Research Council, 1923-1926. Delegate to Pan American Road Congress, Buenos Aires, 1925. Received Bartlett award for outstanding contribution to highway progress, 1933.
Home: Baltimore, Maryland.
Married May Louise Ash, September 12, 1900.