Hiram Warren Johnson (September 2, 1866 - August 6, 1945) was a California politician. He served as Governor of California from 1910 - 1916, and as a United States Senator from 1916 - 1945.
Quotation The first casualty when war comes is truth. Speech before the U.S. Senate, 1917 Reference Sacramento, California Newspaper Sacramento Bee historical archive: http://www.sacbee.com/static/archive/news/projects/people_of_century/century_special/johnson.html
