Bio of JOHNSON, Adolph E. L., Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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Vol II, pg 474-477
ADOLPH E. L. JOHNSON
The spirit of determination which led Adolph E. L. Johnson to work his way
through college has since been manifest in his career and has brought him to a
position of prom­inence as a member of the Minneapolis bar, with which he has
been identified for the past twenty-three years. He is a native of Sweden and
when two years of age was brought to the United States by his parents, who
established their home in Minneapolis. He attended the old Jackson school of
this city and following his graduation from high school entered the University
of Minnesota, in which he completed an academic course, while in 1899 he was
graduated from the law department of that institution, meeting the expenses of
his college career through earnest effort and the exercise of self-denial. After
practicing for a short time Mr. Johnson went east for further study and for two
years attended Columbia University, now the George Washington University, at
Washington. D. C., specializing in jurisprudence, international law and
diplomacy, and was accorded the degree of Master of Laws in 1901, and Doctor of
Civil Law in 1902. While attending that well known institution of learning he
studied under Judges Brewer and Harlan. two of the most distinguished jurists of
this country. Mr. Johnson at first thought of entering the diplomatic service
but finally decided to make the practice of law his life work, and his
professional career has been a very successful one. Since June 7, 1899. he has
maintained his offices in the New York Life building and for a time he was a
member of the firm of Arcander, Johnson & Berg. Since the death of the senior
partner Mr. Johnson has practiced independently, although he is closely
associated with Mr. Berg, and he enjoys an extensive and representative
clientele. While Mr. Johnson engages in general practice, he specializes to a
considerable extent in trial cases and probate prac­tice, and he also does
special work for the Swedish consul in this city. His knowledge of the
principles of jurisprudence is comprehensive and exact and he is noted for the
precision of his briefs, the logic of his arguments and the success with which
he has handled cases of a difficult nature.
From 1903 until 1905 Mr. Johnson was assistant clerk of the house of
representatives of the state of Minnesota and in 1917 he served as chief clerk.
In 1920 the king of Sweden conferred upon Mr. Johnson the title of Knight of the
Royal Vasaorden, first class, in recognition of his services in looking after
the interests of those who had emigrated from that country to the United States.
He is a member of Kappa Sigma a college fraternity, and is identified with the
Masonic order, belonging to Centennial Lodge, F. & A. M., at Washington, D. C.;
to Minneapolis Consistory, A. & A. S. R.; and to Zuhrah Temple, A. A. O. N. M.
S. He is also a member of the Cooperative, Odin and Minneapolis Athletic clubs
and finds recreation in fishing and motoring. He is a man of high professional
attainments and substantial worth, who has found in the practice of law a
splendid field for the exercise of his talents, and the consensus of public
opinion places him with the leading attorneys of the state.