Frederick Johnson (politician)

Frederick William Johnson, OC, SOM, QC ( born February 13, 1917 in Dudley, Staffordshire, England; † June 20, 1993 ) was a Canadian judge. From 1983 to 1988 he was vice- governor of the province of Saskatchewan.

Biography

The son of a cleric emigrated at the age of eleven years with his family to Canada, settling in the Lipton in the province of Saskatchewan. During World War II he served as an officer of artillery, and rose to the rank of Major. After the war he studied law at the University of Saskatchewan, took his degree in 1949 and opened a law firm in Regina.

1960 Johnson was a candidate in elections to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan and was defeated while the later Prime Minister Allan Blakeney. He also had no success in the general election in 1962 as the candidate of the Liberal Party. After he became Attorney-General in 1963, he was appointed in 1965 in the Supreme Court of the province, which he was Chairman from 1977 to 1983. Governor General Edward Schreyer sworn Johnson on July 6, 1983 as Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan. This representative office he held until September 7, 1988.

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