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Biographical Description

Thomas Lester Johnson was born on November 13, 1884, in Buncombe County, North Carolina. During World War I, Johnson served as chairman of the Robeson County Exemption Board, No. 1. A lawyer by training, Johnson went on to serve as a state legislator, Superior Court judge, and solicitor of the 19th district. He died in Lumberton on April 14, 1956.