Background
Deforest, Johnston was born on September 5, 1873 in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. Son of Robert W. and Emily (Johnston) deF.
Deforest, Johnston was born on September 5, 1873 in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. Son of Robert W. and Emily (Johnston) deF.
Graduate Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 1892. Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1896. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia, 1899.
Mary (Mistress Douglas Williams). Admitted to New York bar, 1899. Practiced law, New York, New York, since 1899.
Engaged in real estate. Director Dolphin Jute Mills, Niagara Fire Insurance Company, Tide Water Associated Oil Company. Trustee, Presbyterian Hospital, Community Service Society, Phipps Houses, Inc., Russell Sage Foundation (assistant secretary).
Director Regional Plan Association, Inc.
Member Association Bar, City of New York, New York State Bar Association. Clubs: University Century, Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht, New York Yacht, Down Town Association, Yale, Huguenot Society (New York).
Married Natalie Coffin, October 6, 1903 (deceased). Married second, Mary E. Ogden, Sept, 9, 1911.