Ralph S. Johnson

Who was Ralph S. Johnson?

Ralph Samuel Johnson was a pioneer of American aviation who served a single term from 1951 to 1953 as a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives. He represented Cheyenne, the seat of Laramie County, Wyoming, where he resided from 1935 to 1988. In 1995, Johnson was among the first four inductees to the Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame in Cheyenne.

A test pilot, Johnson developed several aviation businesses and created various innovations for pilots that are still in use. "He will forever be remembered as one of Wyoming's greatest aviators, as well as a truly great citizen of this state for many years," said John Richard Waggener, president of the Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame and an associate archivist with the American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming in Laramie.