Claude Johnson
British businessman and Managing Director of Rolls-Royce Ltd. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Rolls-Royce executive. For the American printer, see Claude M. Johnson. For the baseball player, see Claude Johnson (baseball).
Claude Goodman Johnson (24 October 1864 – 12 April 1926) was a British motor vehicle manufacturer who was instrumental in the creation of Rolls-Royce Limited.
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Claude Goodman Johnson | |
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Born | (1864-10-24)24 October 1864 |
Died | 12 April 1926(1926-04-12) (aged 61) London, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Founding managing director of Rolls-Royce |
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Johnson described himself as the hyphen in the Rolls-Royce name.[1] When Royce fell ill and took his design staff home in 1908, and after the death of Rolls in July 1910, it was Johnson who was responsible for keeping the business running, until his own death in April 1926.[2]