Hugh S. Johnson on the cover of Time

Hugh Samuel Johnson (1882 - 1942) was an American soldier and public administrator. A Picture of Hugh S. Johnson on Time Magazine as Man of the Year, from Times website File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

He was born in Kansas in 1882. After graduating from the United States Military Academy in 1903, Johnson became an officer in the US Army. Johnson served under General John J. Pershing in Mexico during 1916 and the following year became deputy provost marshal general in Washington. The Chapel at West Point The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point and USMA, is a U.S. military academy and former Army fort. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Photo portrait from May 1917 New York Times John Joseph Black Jack Pershing (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948) was a soldier in the United States Army. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... State nickname: The Evergreen State Other U.S. States Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Governor Christine Gregoire Official languages None Area 184,824 km² (18th)  - Land 172,587 km²  - Water 12,237 km² (6. ...

When the United States entered the First World War, Johnson helped draft the Selective Service Act. By 1918 Johnson had reached the rank of brigadier general. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... The Selective Service Act established the first peacetime conscription in United States history. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A Brigadier General, or one-star general, is the lowest rank of general officer in the United States and some other countries, ranking just above Colonel and just below Major General. ...

In 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed General Hugh S. Johnson as the person to administer the National Recovery Administration (NRA). This involved organizing thousands of businesses under fair trade codes drawn up by trade associations and industries. He was recognized for his efforts when Time Magazine named him Man of the Year of 1933. 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ... As part of the New Deal in the United States, the National Recovery Administration developed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his Administration pushed industries to make codes and rules for fair competition. It gave more rights to workers and employees, and assisted industries as well as poor unemployed people... Person of the Year is an annual issue of U.S. newsmagazine TIME that features a profile ostensibly on the man, woman, couple, group, idea, place, or machine that for better or worse, has most influenced events in the preceding year. ...

Johnson became an administrator of the Works Progress Administration in 1935 but also worked for the Scripps Howard group of newspapers during the thirties. Hugh Samuel Johnson died in 1942. The Works Progress Administration (later Works Projects Administration, abbreviated WPA), was created on May 6, 1935 with the signing of Executive Order 7034. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The E. W. Scripps Company is a media conglomerate founded by Edward. ...

External links

Time Magazine article (http://www.time.com/time/subscriber/personoftheyear/archive/stories/1933.html)- Time's 1933 Man of Year article on Johnson