 1928 - 2004 (76 years)
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| Name |
Samuel Curtis Johnson |
| Suffix |
Jr |
| Birth |
2 Mar 1928 |
Racine, Racine, Wisconsin  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1930 |
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1930 Johnson.
1930 US census, Racine, Wisconsin, enumeration district 51-40, Family Number 388, Johnson. |
| Census |
1940 |
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1940 Johnson.
1940 US census, Racine, Wisconsin, enumeration district 51-61, Family Number 49, Johnson. |
| Military Service |
U.S. Air Force |
| He served in the Air Force as an intelligence officer for 2 years. |
| Occupation |
The fourth generation of his family to become President of S C Johnson Wax. |
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Samuel Curtis Johnson Visa.
Samuel Curtis Johnson Visa. |
| Philanthropy |
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Elimination of CFC's
The Canberra times, Canberra, Australia, Monday 8 August 1977. Samuel was a leader in environmental issues like the elimination of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) in aerosol sprays even when the safe bet said that it would be harmful to his business.
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| Death |
22 May 2004 |
Racine, Racine, Wisconsin |
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Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr. Obituary.
Santa Cruz (California) Sentinel, Monday, May 24, 2004 section A, page 8. |
| Burial |
Mound Cemetery, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, United States |
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S C Johnson Mausoleum.
S C Johnson Mausoleum. |
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S C Johnson Mausoleum interior.
S C Johnson Mausoleum interior. Due to it's construction it is difficult to see the engraving on Samuel's crypt from the window in the door. |
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S C Johnson Mausoleum.
Sunlight streaming into the S C Johnson Mausoleum through one of it's two stained glass windows. (Note this image is flipped. The "J" is oriented for proper viewing from the outside). |
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S C Johnson Mausoleum.
A Veteran's marker stands in front of the S C Johnson Mausoleum in honor of Samuel's service. |
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Johnson Mausoleum.
Run time 1 minute 9 seconds. |
 Siblings |
2 siblings |
| 1. Karen Andrea Johnson, b. 16 May 1924, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin d. 29 Jan 2016, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin |
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| 2. Henrietta Johnson, b. 16 Apr 1927, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin d. 30 Mar 1931, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin |
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| Person ID |
I22221 |
Nagel |
| Last Modified |
15 May 2015 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 2 Mar 1928 - Racine, Racine, Wisconsin |
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| Death - 22 May 2004 - Racine, Racine, Wisconsin |
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 | Burial - - Mound Cemetery, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, United States |
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| Pin Legend |
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| Photos
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 | Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr.
Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr. |
 | Samuel Curtis Johnson, Jr
Samuel Curtis Johnson, Jr - Businessman - The fourth Johnson to lead the family owned S C Johnson (Wax) Co. Known as a leader in the integration of environmentalism and business. - My 11th cousin. |
 | Wingspread Interior.
This interior shot of "Wingspread" that Wright designed for Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr. of the Johnson Wax family says about every thing you could want to know about his talent.
He was absolutely brilliant. He could take pencil to paper and see in his mind how well the lighting would work in this room. It was a skill that most architects would have to wait 60 years for computer technology to catch up to be able to match him.
He was decades ahead of his time. While he knew that this is how he wanted these windows, it would be decades before a calking compound good enough to make them work well would be invented. Until that time the windows leaked a lot requiring constant reapplications of caulk.
He was eccentric and that was central to his designs. In this case the vertical fireplace was an example of art triumphs practicality. The first time it was used, predictably the logs burnt at the bottom first dumping burning logs into the living room. The first time it was used was also the last time it was used.
The stair case here is child sized. It went up to a Plexiglas dome that was there for Samuel Curtis Johnson, Jr. to watch for his father who was a pilot. |
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