. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. neral of the United States,and Senator Johnson undertookthe labors of the office. One ofhis achievements was the build-ing of the Rural Free DeliveryService, then in its infancy, in-to a robust branch of the PostOffice Department. Ill healthcomi)elled him to resign the of-fice in 1902. The nomuiation for Governor, which was drifting to him in1907 without opposition, would have been equivalent to his election, ifMr. Jo
. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. neral of the United States,and Senator Johnson undertookthe labors of the office. One ofhis achievements was the build-ing of the Rural Free DeliveryService, then in its infancy, in-to a robust branch of the PostOffice Department. Ill healthcomi)elled him to resign the of-fice in 1902. The nomuiation for Governor, which was drifting to him in1907 without opposition, would have been equivalent to his election, ifMr. Johnsons health had permitted its acceptance. His not over-robustconstitution accomits, too, for his refusal of judicial honors afterwardstendered to him. He was appomted by the Chancellor in 1913 as one of the appraisersto ascertain the value of the stock of the Prudential Life Insurance Com-pany. This important work involving millions of dollars in value was car-ried to a successful completion and the mutualization of the Company be-came effective on the basis of the valuation as fixed by the appraisers. Senator Johnson has taken a deep interest in the life of the town in. Joline 295 which he makes his home, and directed some of his energies to its develop-ment. In 1901 lie erected, and gave to Hackensack, a handsome publiclibrary buildmg, fully equipped, which was designated by the town author-ities as the Johnson Public Library ; and in 1915 he had erected an ex-tensive addition to the building, making it complete and well adapted tothe uses of the town. He is Vice President of the Hackensack Hospital;and another of his public benefactions is the Home for Nurses of theHackensack Hospital, a handsome and commodious building of fire-proofconstruction, erected m 1^:16. To the Second Reformed Church, of whichhe has been an officer for many years, he donated a handsome organ. luJmie of 1916 the citizens of Hackensack tendered him a pulilic dinner in re-cognition of the many helpfu
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