Background
Johnson, Tillman Davis was born on January 8, 1858 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. Son of Columbus Montgomery and Catherine (Davis) Johnson.
Johnson, Tillman Davis was born on January 8, 1858 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. Son of Columbus Montgomery and Catherine (Davis) Johnson.
Born in Rutherford County, Tennessee, Johnson attended Cumberland University and read law to enter the Barometer
He was in private practice in Ogden, Utah from 1889 to 1915. in 1912, he ran for Congress as a Democrat. On November 2, 1915, Johnson received a recess appointment from Woodrow Wilson to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Utah vacated by John A. Marshall. Formally nominated on January 7, 1916, Johnson was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 18, 1916, and received his commission the same day.
On September 30, 1927 Johnson was shot three times while mounting the bench in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Convicted of attempted murder in November, 1927, Simmons was sentenced to seven years in prison. He assumed senior status on May 28, 1949, serving in that capacity until his death, in 1953, in Ogden.
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Member Utah House of Representatives, 1898-1899. Democratic candidate for Congress, 1912.
Married Fannie McCall, July 27, 1881. Children: Wade McCall, Ralph Montgomery, Ruth.