Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Johnson, B. S.
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Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Bristol Township


B. S. JOHNSON merchant, P.O. Bristol, was born in Bristol 
July 12, 1862, and is a son of Samuel and Margaret (Lyle) 
Johnson, natives of Ireland.  B. S. is the sixth in a family 
of seven children.  He was reared in Bristol, where he 
received his education.  He first was clerk in a store, and 
subsequently entered the employment of the Pennsylvania 
railroad as a brakeman.  He was also baggage-master and 
served two years as conductor on a Pullman car.  In 1883 he 
and his elder brother, John L., established the present 
business, the firm name being John L. & B. S. Johnson.  They 
deal in ready-made clothing.  The firm have the confidence 
of their customers, and their business and stock are 
constantly increasing.  Mr. Johnson is prudent and 
industrious, and has made his own way in the world.  The 
present business is a successful one.  He is a democrat 
politically.