Background
Johnson, Edgar Frederick was born on June 13, 1899 in Waseca, Minnesota, United States. Son of Charles John and Edna Sophia (Swanson) Johnson.
manufacturing company executive
Johnson, Edgar Frederick was born on June 13, 1899 in Waseca, Minnesota, United States. Son of Charles John and Edna Sophia (Swanson) Johnson.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Minnesota, 1921.
Founder, E.F. Johnson Company, Waseca, Minnesota, 1923; general manager, E.F. Johnson Company, Waseca, Minnesota, 1923-1953; president, E.F. Johnson Company, Waseca, Minnesota, 1953-1968; Chairman, Board Of Directors, E.F. Johnson Company, Waseca, Minnesota, 1968-1978; founder director, E.F. Johnson Company, Waseca, Minnesota, 1978-1983. Director Research, Inc., Minneapolis, 1950's. Director, treasurer Waseca Savings and Loan Association, 1963-1982.
Member Minnesota Economic Development Council, 1948. Member national board advisors Small Business Administration, 1954, 60. Trustee Gustavus Adolphus College, 1976-1989, Midwest Research Institute, 1976-1978, North Star Research Institute, 1967-1978, Courage Foundation, 1976-1985.
Trustee Johnson Foundation, 1964-1983, president, 1975-1983. Trustee Operation Bootstrap Tanzania, 1963-1980, president, 1969. Trustee for 18 years 1st Congressional Church.
Executive council Minnesota History Society, from 1970. Member Board Education Waseca, 1932-1950, president, treasurer. Member Charter Commission Waseca, 1963-1971, president, 1950-1958.
Served with United States Army, 1918. Fellow Radio Club American (Edgar F. Johnson Pioneer Citation award named in his honor, Sharnoff citation 1975). Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life).
Clubs: Waseca Lions (president 1931), Waseca Lakeside (president 1948), Masons.
Married Ethel Jones, July 28, 1923 (deceased 1991). Children: Shirley Johnson Anderson, Lois Johnson Chaffin.