Virginia Johnson (Arkansas)
| Virginia Lillian Morris Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 21, 1928 Conway, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | June 27, 2007 (aged 79) Beaverfork Lake at Conway, Arkansas |
| Resting place | Oak Grove Cemetery in Conway |
| Alma mater | Draughon's School of Business |
| Occupation |
Legal secretary Sought Arkansas governorship in 1968 |
| Political party | Democrat-turned-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | James D. Johnson (married 1947–2007, her death) |
| Children | Mark Johnson John David Johnson Joseph Daniel Johnson |
Virginia Lillian Morris Johnson (January 21, 1928 – June 27, 2007) was the first woman to seek the office of governor of Arkansas in 1968.
Johnson was born in Conway in Faulkner County, Arkansas, to Jesse Lyman Morris, Sr., and the former Frances Morgan. Her family later moved to El Paso in White County, Arkansas. Frances Morris died when Virginia was fourteen. The teenager then moved to Bee Branch in Van Buren County to live with her maternal aunt and uncle by-marriage, Mildred Boots French and Thomas Quinn French (1903–1981). Jesse Morris, meanwhile, served in the United States Marine Corps. Virginia Morris graduated as the valedictorian from South Side High School in Bee Branch and procured a scholarship to study at Draughon’s School of Business in Little Rock, the state's largest city and the seat of Pulaski County. After graduation, she was employed as a legal secretary at the law firm of Carter, Pickthorne, and Jones. Later, she worked as an under-insurance secretary in Little Rock.
On December 21, 1947, 19-year-old Virginia Morris married James D. Johnson, a 23-year-old attorney from Crossett in Ashley County in south Arkansas. They later settled permanently at Beaverfork Lake near Conway. Virginia Johnson served as her husband's legal secretary for his entire legal career.
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