Dates

• Existence: 1932 - 2018

Biography

G. Wesley Johnson Jr. (1932-2018) was an historian in California, Utah, and Arizona.

G. Wesley Johnson Jr. was born April 28, 1932, to George Wesley Johnson and Matilda Zoe Hansen, in Mesa, Arizona. Wesley attended Brigham Young University and Harvard University, then went on to receive a PhD in history at Columbia University, where he edited, co-edited, or co-authored books and essays on twentieth-century African political history. Wesley began his teaching career in history at Stanford University in 1965, then moved on to teach at University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1972. In 1984, he began teaching history and political science at Brigham Young University, as well as a professor of business history for the Marriott School of Business. Wesley was also instrumental in building and then directing the Family and Community History Center at BYU, as well as the Mormon Outmigration Leadership History Project. After retiring in 1997, he continued to administer the Project with his wife, Marian Ashby Johnson, until it was completed in 2007. Wesley founded "Dialogue, A Journal of Mormon Thought," with Eugene England, and "The Public Historian: Official Journal of The National Council for Public History." On November 16, 2018, Wesley passed away in Provo, Utah.

Citation:

His The emergence of Black politics ... 1971.

Phoenix in the twentieth century, c1993: CIP t.p. (G. Wesley Johnson, Jr.) publisher's info. (George Wesley Johnson, Jr.; b. 4/28/32; Dept. of History, Brigham Young Univ.)

Information from 678 converted Dec. 12, 2014 (Jr.)

Daily herald WWW site, Mar. 4, 2019 (George Wesley Johnson, Jr.; Wes; born 1932, died November 16, 2018; taught at Stanford University, University of California-Santa Barbara, Arizona State University, and Brigham Young University) - https://www.heraldextra.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/george-wesley-johnson-jr/article_297da4a5-c4af-59a8-a97e-90671f79e65d.html

BYU ScholarsArchive, via www, September 12, 2023 (The Family Historian, published 1986)

FamilySearch, via www, September 12, 2023 (Born in Mesa, Arizona to George Wesley Johnson and Matilda Zoe Hansen; Died in Provo, Utah) https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KWHG-1R8

Premier Funeral Services, via www, Septemberr 12, 2023 (Grew up in Phoenix, AZ; Attended BYU, Harvard, served a mission in Belgium and France; PhD in History at Columbia University and advanced studies at the University of Paris-Sorbonne; married Marian Ashby Johnson; founded Dialogue, A Journal of Mormon Thought (along with Eugene England) and The Public Historian: Official Journal of The National Council for Public History (University of California Press)) https://www.premierfuneral.com/obituaries/George-Johnson-61/#!/Obituary

National Council on Public History, via www, September 12, 2023 (edited, co-edited, or co-authored books and essays on twentieth-century African political history; began teaching in 1965 as assistant professor of history at Stanford University; founded Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, the first independent journal in Mormon studies; In 1972, he joined the faculty at the University of California, Santa Barbara; 1984 became professor of history and political science at Brigham Young University, additionally serving as professor of business history in the Marriott School of Business; directed the Family and Community History Center at BYU and brought the Mormon Outmigration Leadership History Project (MOLHP) into the Marriott School; retired from teaching in 1997, but, with his wife Marian, continued to administer the MOLHP until it was finished in 2007) https://ncph.org/history-at-work/in-memoriam-g-wesley-johnson-jr-april-28-1932-november-16-2018/

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