Background
Johnson, Richard Abraham was born on April 17, 1910 in Moline, Illinois, United States. Son of Andrew and Harriet May (Abrahamson) Johnson.
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The Mexican Revolution of Ayutla, 1854-1855 : an analysis of the evolution and destruction of Santa Anna's last dictatorship
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Richard Abraham Johnson
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AB, Augustana College, 1932; Master of Arts, University Texas, 1933; Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1938.
Career
Instructor, Montezuma College, 1933-1934; Instructor, University Texas, 1935-1938; professor, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, 1938-1940; appointed foreign service officer, 1940; vice consul, Naples, Italy, 1940-1941; vice consul, 3d secretary, London, 1941-1946; United States observer, Conference Allied Ministers Education, 1943-1945; technical secretary, United States delegate United Nations Conference Organisation of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1945; acting representative preparatory committee, United States delegate United Nations Conference Organisation of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1945-1946; adviser, United States delegate 1st General Conference United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1946; staff, Department State, 1946-1948; consul, 1st secretary, La Paz, Bolivia, 1948-1950; consul, principal officer, Guadalajara, Mexico, 1950-1952; consul, 1st secretary, deputy chief mission, Ciudad, Trujillo., 1952-1954; assigned to, National War College, 1954-1955; counselor of embassy, Madrid, Spain, 1955-1957; deputy director, Office of Intelligence and Research, Department of State, Washington, 1957-1959; director, Office Functional and Biographic Intelligence, 1959-1961; executive director, Board Examiners for Foreign Service, 1961-1962; consul general, Monterrey, Mexico, 1962-1965; professor, coordinator, Inter-American studies Trinity U., San Antonio, 1965-1970; director, Interdisciplinary Area Training Program, 1966-1970; Adjunct Professor, U. West Florida, 1974. Lecturer George Washington University, 1959-1960.
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Membership
Chairman educational exhibits committee Hemis Fair, 1966-1968. President Scolas, 1967-1968. Member American History Society, American Foreign Service Association, Mexican Academy International Law (academician).
Connections
Married Irene E. Beam, June 15,1946. Children: Cristina Anne, Richard Alexander, Daniel Anders Lowell.
