Background
Johnson, Napoleon Bonaparte was born on January 17, 1891 in Maysville, Oklahoma, United States. Son of John Wade and Sarah Jane (Mays) Johnson.
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Napoleon Bonaparte Johnson
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Student, Henry Kendall College (now Tulsa University, 1911. Student, Oklahoma Military Academy, 1913. Bachelor of Laws, Cumberland University, 1921.
Career
Private practice, Claremore, Oklahoma, 1921-1923; assistant county attorney, Rogers County, Oklahoma, 1923-1924; county attorney, Rogers County, Oklahoma, 1925-1931; district judge, 12th Judicial District, 1934-1949; justice, Supreme Court Oklahoma, from 1948; vice chief justice, then chief justice, Supreme Court Oklahoma, 1955-1957. Member of advisory commission on Indian health Office of Surgeon General, 1956-1959.
Achievements
Membership
Member arts commission Thomas Gilcrease Institute American History and Art, Inc. Member Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation Commission, Cherokee Foundation. Past president Inter-Tribal Council 5 Civilized Tribes, Governor's Interstate Council on Indian Affairs, also Oklahoma representative, Chairman of Commission on law and order.
President National Hallof Fame Famous American Indians. Board directors, life member Oklahoma History Society. Member National Congress American Indians United States and Alaska (past president), Oklahoma Bar Association, Judicial Council Okla, Masons (32 degree), Elks, Rotary (honorary).
Connections
Married Vera L. Cottingham, February 1921 (divorced 1922). 1 child, Betty Jean (Mistress Marshal Alexander). Married Martha L. Weber, August 24, 1927.
