Sam Houston Johnson

Sam Houston Johnson
Sam Houston Johnson in January, 1968.
Born	(1914-01-31)January 31, 1914 Johnson City, Texas, U.S.
Died	December 11, 1978(1978-12-11) (aged 64) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Albertine Summers (m. 1940-44, divorced) Mary Jane Michelson Fish (1955, divorced)
Children	Josefa Roxanne Johnson Sam Johnson
Parent(s)	Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr. Rebekah Baines
Relatives	Lyndon B. Johnson (brother) Lynda Bird Johnson Robb (niece) Charles S. Robb (nephew-in-law) Luci Baines Johnson (niece) Ian J. Turpin (nephew-in-law) Lucinda Desha Robb (great-niece) Catherine Lewis Robb (great-niece) Jennifer Wickliffe Robb (great-niece) Lady Bird Johnson (sister-in-law) Samuel Ealy Johnson, Sr. (grandfather) Jesse Johnson (great-grandfather) Lucy Webb Barnett Johnson (great-grandmother) Eliza Bunton Johnson (grandmother) Patrick Lyndon Nugent (great-nephew) Nicole Marie Nugent (great-niece) Rebekah Johnson Nugent (great-niece) Claudia Taylor Nugent (great-niece)

Samuel "Sam" Houston Johnson (January 31, 1914 – December 11, 1978) was the younger brother of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Sam Houston Johnson was born in Johnson City, Texas on January 31, 1914, the son of Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr. and Rebekah Baines. He attended Southwest Texas State Teachers College, as had his brother Lyndon, and the University of Texas at Austin. He received an ll.b. degree from Cumberland School of Law in 1934.

For most of his life Sam Houston Johnson was an aide and adviser to his older brother Lyndon B. Johnson; he was part of a network of supporters his brother used to maintain awareness of or control over political activities in Texas. When Lyndon Johnson was appointed Director of the National Youth Administration in Texas in the 1930s, Sam Houston Johnson replaced him as chief aide to Congressman Richard M. Kleberg.

Sam Houston Johnson later worked for the National Youth Administration in Texas. He also worked as an appraiser for the Federal Land Bank in Houston, and reported to his brother on its activities.

During World War II, Sam Johnson worked on the staff of the War Production Board. In addition, he was employed as a member of his brother's Senate staff, and worked on Lyndon Johnson's campaigns.

Besides working for and with his brother, Sam Houston Johnson also worked as an insurance executive and as the Mexico representative of a Texas international trucking company.