San Francisco County
Biographies
LINCOLN V.
JOHNSON
By virtue of his own untiring efforts, Lincoln V. Johnson has created an enviable position for himself at the bar of San Francisco, and now has offices at 1629 Russ building in this city, where he is specializing in patent law and is recognized as an authority in this phase of the profession. He is a native of San Francisco, his birth having occurred here January 14, 1895, and he is a son of James and Annie M. (Iversen) Johnson, the former now being deceased.
In both the paternal and maternal lines of his family, Lincoln V. Johnson is descended from pioneer California stock, of Danish extraction. James Johnson, his grandfather, born in Denmark, came to California by way of the long route around Cape Horn in 1848, and here was engaged in the shipping business. James Johnson, his son, and the father of Lincoln V., was born in California, and was reared and educated in San Francisco. During his life, he was successfully engaged in the fruit and produce business, in other words, the commission business. He died in the year 1894. Annie M. (Iversen) Johnson, his widow, who survives him and resides in San Francisco, is a native daughter of this city. Her father was Niels Iversen, of Danish origin, who came to California with James Johnson in 1848. He was likewise a shipping merchant, and also engaged in the lumber business in Mendocino county. He was known as a very active politician. Lincoln V. Johnson is one of three children born to his parents. The eldest is Frankie Elaine, who is the wife of Matthew A. Little of San Francisco, and the second in order of birth is James Everett, now a resident of Detroit, Michigan.
Lincoln V. Johnson attended the grade and high schools of San Francisco. He then took up the study of law in the night classes of the Golden Gate Law College, and from this institution he received his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1920, in which year he was admitted to the California state bar. However, previous to his graduation he had been reading law with the prominent legal firm of John H. Miller and Baldwin Vale, and, having received his diploma, he continued in this association. In 1920, Mr. Vale retired, whereupon Mr. Johnson took over his business and established himself alone in the practice of law, having since specialized in patent litigation. In order to increase his efficiency and his knowledge of this particular branch of the law practice, he has studied drafting and scientific subjects along with electrical and engineering courses, and thus has provided himself with a fund of practical knowledge of value in the type of cases which he conducts. He has a large clientele, which is a just tribute to his ability and perseverance in reaching his goal. He is a member of the San Francisco and the California State Bar Associations, also of the San Francisco Patent Lawyers Association.
Mr. Johnson was married in San Francisco, July 10, 1920, to Miss Miriam Carlson, a native of this city, and daughter of Gustave and Alma (Johnson) Carlson. They are the parents of two children, namely: Lincoln V. (II), who was born March 4, 1922; and Douglas Eric, who was born July 7, 1929. The family home is situated at 780 Forty-seventh avenue in San Francisco.
In political affairs, Mr. Johnson has always given his support to the republican party, and his religious connection is with the Presbyterian Church. He belongs to Roosevelt Lodge, No. 500, F. & A. M.; to the Native Sons of the Golden West; and to the Olympic Club. His favorite diversion is golf. Mrs. Johnson is also interested in club work, and is a member of the women’s section of the Olympic Club.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Byington, Lewis Francis, “History of
San Francisco 3 Vols”, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co.,
Chicago, 1931. Vol. 2 Pages 427-429.
© 2007 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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