Oscar G. Johnston

Oscar Goodbar Johnston (January 27, 1880 - October 3, 1955) was an American politician and public officer from the state of Mississippi.

Early life Oscar Goodbar Johnston was born on January 27, 1880, in Jackson, Mississippi. He was the son of John Calvin Johnston and Emma Elizabeth (Goodbar) Johnston. He left the Legislature to serve in the Tank Corps as a private in World War I, and was commissioned a lieutenant in 1919. However, he lost the second primary to Lee M. Russell.

Organizations He became the president of the Delta & Pine Land Company of Mississippi in 1929. In 1933, he was appointed the Director of Finance for the newly created Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA). In 1938, he founded the National Cotton Council, and served as president of that organization until his retirement.

Personal life and death In 1905, he married Martha Anderson. He died on October 3, 1955, in Greenville, Mississippi.