Background
Johnson, William Benjamin was born on December 28, 1918 in Salisbury, Maryland, United States. Son of Benjamin A. and Ethel (Holloway) Johnson.
Johnson, William Benjamin was born on December 28, 1918 in Salisbury, Maryland, United States. Son of Benjamin A. and Ethel (Holloway) Johnson.
AB maxima cum laude, Washington College, 1940; Bachelor of Laws (honorary), Washington College, 1975; Bachelor of Laws cum laude, University of Pennsylvania, 1943.
Attorney, United States Tax Court, 1945-1947; assistant solicitor, Pennsylvania R.R., 1947-1948; assistant general solicitor, Pennsylvania R.R., 1948-1951; assistant to general counsel, Pennsylvania R.R., 1951-1952; assistant general counsel, Pennsylvania R.R., 1952-1959; president, board directors, Rural Electrification Administration Express (formerly Railway Express Agency, Inc.), New York City, 1959-1966; Chairman, Board Of Directors, Rural Electrification Administration Express (formerly Railway Express Agency, Inc.), New York City, 1966; president, chief Executive officer, I.C. R.R., Chicago, 1966-1968; chairman, chief Executive officer, I.C. R.R., Chicago, 1969-1972; chairman of the executive committee, I.C. R.R., Chicago, 1972-1976; president, chief Executive officer, Illinois Center Industries, Inc., Chicago, 1966-1968; chairman, president, chief Executive officer, Illinois Center Industries, Inc., Chicago, 1968-1972; chairman, chief Executive officer, Illinois Center Industries, Inc., Chicago, 1972-1987; chairman emeritus, Illinois Center Industries, Inc., Chicago, 1987-1989. Board directors Perdue Farms, Salisbury, Maryland.
Board of directors Chicago Center Area Committee. Member citizens board, life trustee University of Chicago. Governing member Shedd Aquarium.
Member Northwestern University Associations, Lear Siegler's Owners' Committee. Board overseers University of Pennsylvania With Security Intelligence Corps Army of the United States, 1943-1945. Member American Bar Association, Philadelphia Bar Association, Interstate Commerce Commission Practitioners Association, Juristic Society, Conference Board, National Defense Transportation Association (life, past Chairman of the Board),, Maryland.
Society Pennsylvania, Sons of the American Revolution, Order of Coif, Commercial, Chicago Club, Onwentsia Country Club (Lake Forest), Old Elm Country Club (Highland Park), Kappa Alpha, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Mary Barb, December 19, 1942. Children: Benjamin H., Kirk B., John P., Kathleen M.