J. Edward Johnson

J. Edward Johnson
Born
John Edward Johnson

2 October 1890
Little Cottonwood, Murray, Utah Territory
Died4 April 1976
Resting placeEl Cerrito, Contra Costa, California
Latitude: 31.6233, Longitude: -91.3586
NationalityAmerican
Other namesJ. Ed Johnson
EducationBrigham Young University (A.B., 1915)
School of Jurisprudence, University of California at Berkeley (J.D., 1920)
Known forAttorney, historian, leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the San Francisco Bay Area
Spouses
  • Mamie Huish
    (m. 1916; died 1933)
  • LaVon Ethel Brockbank
    (m. 1934)
ChildrenRobert H. (b. 1918)
Marion H. (b. 1922)
Carolyn H. (b. 1928)
Thomas H. (b.1931)
Cheryl B. (b. 1935)
Yvonne B. (b. 1937)
Richard B. (b. 1938)
Harry B. (b. 1943)
Parent(s)John Johnson (1864 –1943)
Edla Lundell (1865 – 1941)

J. Edward Johnson (often J. Ed) was a lawyer and historian whose professional career was largely set in the East Bay area of California. He was also an early leader in the area of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving as the first branch president of the Berkeley area and in two stake presidencies.