Fred W. Johnson
American government official
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Fred W. Johnson was an American government official who served as the first director of the Bureau of Land Management from 1946 to 1948.[1][2] Johnson had previously served as the final commissioner of the United States General Land Office, from 1933 until 1946.[3]
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byMarion Clawson
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
Fred W. Johnson | |
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| 1st Director of the Bureau of Land Management | |
| In office 1946–1948 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Marion Clawson |
| Commissioner of the United States General Land Office | |
| In office May 20, 1933 – July 16, 1946 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Charles C. Moore |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
After the General Land Office was dissolved in 1946, he was selected to serve as the newly created Bureau of Land Management's director by then-Interior Secretary Julius Albert Krug.[4][5]
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