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Paul Burney Johnson Jr. (January 23, 1916 – October 14, 1985) was an American attorney and Democratic politician from Mississippi, serving as 54th governor from January 1964 until January 1968. He was a son of former Mississippi Governor Paul B. Johnson Sr.
When Paul B. Johnson, Jr. was inaugurated as Mississippi’s fifty-fourth governor on January 21, 1964, he became the only son of a Mississippi governor to follow his father to the state’s highest office. “Little Paul,” as he was fondly known among his supporters, was born at Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on January 23, 1916.
When Paul Burney Johnson Jr. was inaugurated as Mississippi’s fifty-fourth governor on 21 January 1964, he became the only son of a Mississippi governor to ascend to the state’s highest office. “Little Paul,” as he was fondly known among his supporters, was born in Hattiesburg on 23 January 1916. He earned bachelor’s and law degrees […]
Oct 15, 1985 · Former Gov. Paul B. Johnson Jr., who campaigned as a segregationist but guided Mississippi into desegregation after taking office, died today apparently of a heart attack today at Forrest General...
Born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Paul B. Johnson Jr. completed his education at the University of Mississippi. Following his service in the South Pacific during World War II, he was Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi from 1948 to 1961.
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on Paul B. Johnson Jr., who served in the immediate aftermath of the 1960s civil rights reforms, examines how the governor used both racial myths and a continued strategy of massive resistance to maintain white privilege even after the official end of racial segregation. Chris Danielson
Scope and Contents. The Johnson Family Papers span the political careers and personal lives of Mississippi's only father and son governors -- Paul Burney Johnson, Sr. (1940-1943) and Paul Burney Johnson, Jr. (1960-1964).
