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24 Apr

Louis Johnson died in Washington

Attorney Louis Arthur Johnson (January 10, 1891 - April 24, 1966) was a politician, U.S. cabinet officer, and co-founder of a major law firm. He was born in Roanoke, Virginia, although he spent most of his life in Clarksburg. He was the boxing and...

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