Background
Johnson, Benjamin Alvin was born on December 23, 1887 in Salisbury, Maryland, United States. Son of Rufus and Tabitha Wise (Davis) Johnson.
Johnson, Benjamin Alvin was born on December 23, 1887 in Salisbury, Maryland, United States. Son of Rufus and Tabitha Wise (Davis) Johnson.
Bachelor of Arts, Washington College, 1911. Student Baltimore Law School, 1911-1912.
Admitted to Maryland. bar, 1913. City solicitor Town of Salisbury, practicing attorney and member firm Long & Johnson, 1915-1934. Chief justice 1st Judicial Circuit Court Maryland, 1934-1943, now retired.
Member of the board of governor and visitor, Washington College. Member Kappa Alpha.
Married Ethel Frances Halloway October 20, 1915. Children: Alvin Halloway (deceased), William Benjamin, Rufus Clay, Martha Jane (deceased), Frances Perdue, Mary Jane.