Hiram Johnson

Johnson, Hiram Warren: 1866-1945, California Politician

• Governor of California, 1910-1916
• U.S. Senator, California, 1916-1945

Died August 6, 1945.

Quotation

“The first casualty when war comes is truth.”

Speech before the U.S. Senate, 1917.

Reference

Sacramento, California Newspaper Sacramento Bee[?] historical archive:
http://www.sacbee.com/static/archive/news/projects/people_of_century/century_special/johnson.html