City: Memphis
JOHNSON, Edwin Lehman, consulting cottonseed specialist, inventor, chemist; born Memphis, Tenn., May 14, 1862; English-Dutch and German-Scotch-Irish descent; paternal grandparents Cyrus and Anne Alletta (Schenck) JOHNSON, maternal grandparents G.W. and Elmina (Leonard) FISHER; educated in Tennessee, Ohio, R.I., N.Y. and S.C.; graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., B.P., 1884; in early life was manufacturer and refiner of cotton seed; married Lelia SLOAN, of Charleston, S.C., April 21, 1893; member City Club, Country Club and Municipal League; Democrat; served with 1st S.C. and 1st Tenn. regiments of Vol. infantry in Spanish-American-Filipino war.
