Johnston pictured in a 1934 Fortune magazine article
Born
(1875-05-12)12 May 1875
Seeley's Bay, Ontario, Canada
Died
17 September 1951(1951-09-17) (aged 76)
Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States
Nationality
American
Occupation(s)
Locomotive engineer, labor leader
Known for
Grand Chief Engineer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Alvanley Johnston (12 May 1875 – 17 September 1951) was a Canadian / American locomotive engineer who became head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE), a union that covered the United States and Canada, holding the title of Grand Chief Engineer from 1925 to 1950. During his tenure the Brotherhood recovered from financial problems, weathered the Great Depression and World War II, and held out for shorter hours and higher wages in a nationwide strike in 1946.
AlvanleyJohnston (12 May 1875 – 17 September 1951) was a Canadian / American locomotive engineer who became head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers...
failed, forcing a change in leadership. The new grand chief engineer, AlvanleyJohnston, steered the union until 1950. In 1946 negotiations with the government...
the unions were willing to suspend their demands, but Whitney and AlvanleyJohnston, leader of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, called a strike...
a strike. Stone was succeeded as president by William B. Prenter. AlvanleyJohnston became grand chief engineer. Citations Warren Stanford Stone: Railway...
Carysfort 21 Jan 1801 Proby extinct 1909 also Earl of Carysfort Baron Alvanley 22 May 1801 Arden extinct 1857 Baroness Abercromby 28 May 1801 Abercromby...
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