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Herbert Fisk Johnson Sr.

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Name
  
Herbert Johnson,


Died
  
February 14, 1928

Occupation
  
CEO, S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc

Parents
  
Samuel Curtis Johnson, Sr.

Children
  
Herbert Fisk Johnson, Jr., Henrietta Johnson Louis

Grandchildren
  
Samuel Curtis Johnson, Jr., Karen Johnson Boyd, John J. Louis, Jr., Herbert Louis

Great grandchildren
  
Herbert Fisk Johnson III, S. Curtis Johnson, Helen Johnson-Leipold, Winnie Johnson-Marquart

Similar People
  
Herbert Fisk Johnson, Samuel Curtis Johnson, Irene Purcell

Herbert Fisk Johnson Sr. (May 27, 1868 – February 14, 1928) son of company founder Samuel Curtis Johnson Sr., was the second generation of his family to lead S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc., of Racine, Wisconsin, United States.

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Early life

Born near Elyria, Ohio, Johnson moved to Elkhorn, Wisconsin with his family. He then moved to Racine, Wisconsin.

Career

When he became partner in 1906, Johnson's Prepared Paste Wax Company was renamed S. C. Johnson & Son.

Personal life

He died in 1928, without leaving a will, and after a long legal battle, his estate was split equally between his two children, Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr. and Henrietta Johnson Louis. Herbert was the third generation to lead the company.

References

Herbert Fisk Johnson Sr. Wikipedia