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Hires Warren Johnson COMMITTEE ON THE HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM R e g i s t e r of X Processed* IB Bates 5/1/56 HIRAM WARRBH JQHJSOjl (1866 m 1945) t h e papers of Hirf® V# Johnson f lawyer* 0» £• Senator from 1917 to 1915$ a founder of the P r o g r e s s i v e P a r t y and i t s nominee f o r Vice P r e s i d e n t of the* U# 8 , i n 1912, were purchased by t h s University of C a i i f o r n i a i n Janu&ry, 1956» They &r® a t the Bancroft Library of the lfeiv®reity # Berfcelsgr 4> California* the collection i s s t i l l in boxes. I t i s therefore restricted until aueh time aa i t can ba properly organired and arrtnged for use* See l e t t e r of A/17/56 from the tfnlv* of California filed under JOHNSON, HIRAM ¥• Hirws Warren Johnson II — mm Biographical Hota 1S66, Sept. 2 Born, Sacr&iiento, California 1886 Kerried Minnie i*» McHe&lj a t l e a s t 1 son born* Educeted at Ohiversity of California, leaving in junior jmr} &lso sttidied l&n in his feth#r*a office 1388 Admitted to Californie bar end practiced in S&cremeato 1902 Retsoved to 3an Francisco 1906-0? ataff of proaeoating »ttorn«7a in boodling cases involving leading city officials and aijsost a l l public u t i l i t y cor|x?r&tions in San ?r«ncieeo 190S Selected to replace Francis J» Heney, efter l e t t e r w;s shot dova in court tjiiile prosecuting Abe Ru©f for bribery and secured conviction of Ku#£ 1911-15 Governor of California 1912 A founder of the Progressive Party and. nominee for Vice President of the U» S, on i t s ticket 1917-45 U, S. Senator from California Candidate for President 1945, Aug. 6 Sees Who Va^ Died 1943-5G# vol* I I , Marquis*
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