Background
Johnson, Royal Cleaves was born on October 3, 1882 in Cherokee, Iowa, United States. Son of Eli and Philena (Everett) Johnson.
Johnson, Royal Cleaves was born on October 3, 1882 in Cherokee, Iowa, United States. Son of Eli and Philena (Everett) Johnson.
Public Schools; Yankton Academy, and College, 1901-1903. S. Dakota University Law Department, 1906.
Everett R. and Harlan T. Deputy State's Attorney, Hyde Company, 1906-1908. State's Attorney, 1908-1909. Attorney General of S. Dakota, 1911-1914.
Elected to 64 Congress to succeed Honorary C. H. Burke, who was not a Candidate for reelection. Enlisted in Regular Army, 1918. Assigned to Company K., 313 Infantry.
Assigned Third Officers’ Training Camp, Camp Meade. Sergeant, April 1918. Second Lieutenant, June 1918.
Embarked for France with 79 Division, American Expeditionary Forces, July 1918. First Lieutenant, 1918. Assigned to Company D., 313 Infantry Awarded: Distinguished Service Cross and Croix de Guerre.
Reelected to 65-71 Congresses. Republican.
Mason.
Married Florence Thode, October 5, 1907. Children: Everett Royal, Harlan Thode (United States Navy).