Oscar G. Johnston | |
|---|---|
 c. 1917 | |
| Member of the MississippiHouseofRepresentatives from the Coahoma County district | |
| In office January 1908 –January 1920 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 27, 1880 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | October 3, 1955 (aged 75) Greenville, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse | Martha Anderson (m. 1905) |
Oscar Goodbar Johnston (January 27, 1880 - October 3, 1955) was an American politician and public officer from the state of Mississippi.
Oscar Goodbar Johnston was born on January 27, 1880, in Jackson, Mississippi. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] He was the son of John Calvin Johnston and Emma Elizabeth (Goodbar) Johnston. [1] [2] [3] [4] John Calvin Johnston was the deputy state auditor of Mississippi for several years. [1] [2] [3] When Oscar was in his youth, Oscar attended public and private schools in Jackson, Kansas City, and Memphis. [1] [2] [3] He graduated from the Kentucky Military Institute in 1899 as the salutatorian of his class. [1] [2] [3] He then studied law, going to the University of Mississippi for one term, before switching colleges and graduating from Cumberland University with a law degree and as the class orator in 1901. [1] [2] [3] [4] He first practiced law at West Point, Mississippi, in 1901. [5]
Johnston was first elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Coahoma County as a Democrat, on November 5, 1907. [1] [2] In the 1908 and 1910 sessions, he served on the Judiciary, Federal Relations, Corporations, and Mississippi Levees committees. [1] He was re-elected on November 7, 1911, for the 1912 and 1914 sessions. [1] [3] During those sessions, he was the chairman of the Judiciary committee, and also was served in the Fees and Salaries, Mississippi Levees, Constitution, Drainage, and Rules committees. [3] He was re-elected once more in November 1915, where he served on the Judiciary, Mississippi Levees, Railroads, and Insurance Committees. [1] In the 1916 session, he attempted to run for Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives, but lost in a three-way race to Martin Sennett Conner. [6] He left the Legislature to serve in the Tank Corps as a private in World War I, and was commissioned a lieutenant in 1919. [4] [5]
Following service in WWI, Johnston attempted to run for Mississippi Governor in 1919. [4] [7] However, he lost the second primary to Lee M. Russell. [4] [7]
He became the president of the Delta & Pine Land Company of Mississippi in 1929. [4] In 1933, he was appointed the Director of Finance for the newly created Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA). [4] In 1938, he founded the National Cotton Council, and served as president of that organization until his retirement. [5]
In 1905, he married Martha Anderson. [1] [2] [3] He died on October 3, 1955, in Greenville, Mississippi. [4] [5]
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