Background
Johnson, Ralph Blake was born on November 17, 1904 in Waialua, Oahu, Hawaii, United States. Son of Horace and Edna (Anderson) Johnson.
Johnson, Ralph Blake was born on November 17, 1904 in Waialua, Oahu, Hawaii, United States. Son of Horace and Edna (Anderson) Johnson.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1927. Graduate Advanced Management Program, Harvard, 1951.
January 17, 1934; children—Ralph Blake. Alexander Cooke, Anna Karen, Lynne. Junior engineer Honolulu Plantation Company, 1927-1928.
Engineer, superintendent Ewa Plantation Company, 1928-1936.
With Hawaiian Electric Company, Honolulu, 1936-1966, administrative vice president, 1952-1957, executive vice president, 1957-1959, president, 1959-1966, vice chairman of the board, 1966, retired. Vice-president, director Molokai Ranch, Limited.
Director Bank of Hawaii, also Dillingham Corporation, Standard Oil of California.
Member President's Business Council. Member National Industrial Conference Board. Served to commander, submarines, United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1945.
Member Pacific Coast Electrical
Association (Vice-President, director), Honolulu Chamber of Commerce (past president, director), Engineering Society Hawaii, Sugar Planters Association (associate), Business Council. Clubs: Pacific (Honolulu).
Married Anna Karen Cooke. Children: Ralph Blake.