Background
Johnson, John Edward was born on February 7, 1864 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Son of Harrison and Minerva (Hambright) Johnson.
Johnson, John Edward was born on February 7, 1864 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Son of Harrison and Minerva (Hambright) Johnson.
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, 1892, Doctor of Divinity, 1913. Bachelor of Sacred Theology, Boston University School of Theology, 1895. Studied Harvard, 1896.
Research work, School of Theology, same university, 1920-1921.
Ordained ministry Methodist Episcopal Church, 1895. Pastor Pearl Saint Church, Brockton, Massachusetts, 1892-1897, Niantic, Connecticut, 1897-1900, First Church, Waterloo, Iowa, 1900-1903, Sumner, 1904-1905. Saint Paul’s Church, Waterloo, 1907-1913.
Assistant pastor First Church, Waterloo, 1913-1915.
City missionary, Waterloo, 1915-1920. Assistant professor practical theology, Boston University, School of Theology, 1920-1921.
Secretary-treasurer Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company, 1908-1918, general manager, 1918-1919. President Iowa Life Insurance Company, 1921-1922.
President Waterloo Savings Bank, 1922-1930, Chairman, Board Of Directors, since 1931.
Director, secretary-treasurer Hawkeye Building Corporation Trustee Cornell College, 1913-1926 (president board 1917-1926).
Married Martha Cadwallader, July 2, 1895. Children: Harold Edward, Paul Emanuel, Margaret Eleanor.