Hugh S. Johnson

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Hugh S. Johnson was an American soldier, lawyer, and government official best known for directing President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal National Recovery Administration in the early 1930s.

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Hugh S. Johnson canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government official
human
lawyer
political commentator
soldier
appointedBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
awardReceived Distinguished Service Medal (United States)
burialPlace Arlington National Cemetery
causeOfDeath pneumonia
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1881-08-05
dateOfDeath 1942-04-15
educatedAt United States Military Academy
University of Washington School of Law
employer United States Army
United States government
surface form: United States federal government
era Great Depression
familyName Johnson
givenName Hugh
hasHonorificPrefix General
knownFor directing the National Recovery Administration
role in implementing the New Deal
memberOf Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank brigadier general
name Hugh S. Johnson self-link
nationality American
notableWork leadership of the National Recovery Administration
occupation columnist
government official
lawyer
soldier
partOf New Deal
placeOfBirth Fort Scott, Kansas
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
politicalAlignment New Deal Democrat
positionHeld administrator of the National Recovery Administration
assistant to the Secretary of War
member of the War Industries Board
religion Methodist
residence Washington, D.C.
servedUnder President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
surface form: President Woodrow Wilson
sexOrGender male
stateOfBirth Kansas
workLocation Washington, D.C.
wroteFor E. W. Scripps Company
surface form: Scripps-Howard newspapers

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NRA employerOf Hugh S. Johnson
subject surface form: National Recovery Administration
NRA firstAdministrator Hugh S. Johnson
subject surface form: National Recovery Administration
Hugh S. Johnson name Hugh S. Johnson self-link