Background
Johnson, Richard Zina was born on May 21, 1837 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Son of Harvey Hull and Calista F. (Munger) Johnson.
Johnson, Richard Zina was born on May 21, 1837 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Son of Harvey Hull and Calista F. (Munger) Johnson.
Education public and private schools, Ohio and New York. Bachelor of Laws, Yale, 1859. Doctor of Laws, University of Idaho, 1894.
Admitted to bar in Minnesota, 1858. Later moved to California and Nevada, and to Idaho, 1864. Senior member of law firm of Johnson & Johnson.
Member Territorial Council, Idaho, 1880-1882. Member of the board of regents, University of Idaho, 1889-1894.
Married Kathrina Brög, 1868.