Background
Johnson, William Arthur was born in 1885 in Ord, Nebraska, United States. Son of William Benjamin and Sarah Frances (Freeman) Johnson.
Johnson, William Arthur was born in 1885 in Ord, Nebraska, United States. Son of William Benjamin and Sarah Frances (Freeman) Johnson.
High school, Riverside, California, 1903.
Contractor Riverside, California, 1903. Changed name later to Johnson-Shea Company. President National Bank of Riverside, 1918-1922.
President American Pipe and Construction Company and predecessor companies, 1922-1952, Chairman of the Board, since 1952.
Chairman of the Board Amercoat Corporation, Pipe Linings, Incorporated., since 1952. President Hall-Johnson Company, 1922-1933.
President Pacific Constructors, Incorporated (builders of Shasta Dam), Johnson, Incorporated., Southern Finance Service. Vice president of Loma Vista Properties, Incorporated., Rose Hills, Incorporated.
Rose Hills Memorial Park Association.
Director California Materials Company, Citizens National Bank and Trust Company, Riverside, California Johnson Western Constructors, Bartolo Company First president Beavers, 1955-1956. Trustee Pomona College.
Clubs: California (Los Angeles).
Married Irene East. Louisiana Rue, 1908. Children: Frances (Mistress Winston R. Fuller), Margaret (Mistress Earl G. Corkett).