Background
Johnson, Kenneth Dewey was born on September 5, 1898 in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Louis and Charlotte M(atilda) (Almquist) Johnson.
Johnson, Kenneth Dewey was born on September 5, 1898 in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Louis and Charlotte M(atilda) (Almquist) Johnson.
Bachelor of Arts, Brown University, 1921. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1924.
Admit ted to Massachusetts bar, 1924, and practiced as associate firm of Goodwin, Proctor, Field & Hoar, Boston, 1924-1930, individually, 1930-1942. Dean New York School of Social Work, Columbia, 1949-1958, emeritus, since 1958. Judge, District Court, Quincy, (also presiding judge Juvenile Court), 1930-1938.
Enlisted with Battalion C, 103th Field Artillery, 26th Division, United States Army, January 1917.
With American Expeditionary Forces, 1917-1919. Entered active duty with rank of major, 1942, promoted colonel, 1945.
Chief labor officer, Signal Corps, Washington, 1942-1945. Chief, special labor mission to East.T.O., January 1945.
Legal adviser to military government, Germany, 1945-1946.
Special assistant to secretary of war, 1946-1947. General counsel National Security Resources Board, 1947-1949.
Member of the board of selectman, Milton, Massachusetts, 1924-1931, chairman, 1928-1931.
Married Ethel G. Mayo, August 14, 1930. Children: Mayo, Charlotte Dallas.