Career
Born in Derbyshire to Stephen Henry Johnson, a schoolteacher, and Barbara Foster-Barham, Johnson and his family migrated to Fremantle in 1912. Johnson worked in various temporary jobs before becoming a bank officer He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in 1941 and served with the 44th Battalion and 35th Training Battalion.
He was promoted lieutenant in October and discharged in July 1946.
Johnson joined the Australian Labor Party in 1944 and was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly as the member for Leederville in 1952. He served until his defeat in 1959.
