The following is the obituary printed in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Volume 126, No. 11, November 11, 1944, page 720: (Thanks to the AMA for this.)(Note: we apologize for any typos or errors.)

Milbank Johnson, Pasadena, Calif.; Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, 1893; member of the California Medical Association and the Southern California Medical Association; chairman of the special medical research committee at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles; professor of physiology and clinical medicine from 1897 to 1901; for twelve years, from 1901 to 1913, chief surgeon for the Southern California Edison Company; president of the Municipal Charities Commission, Los Angeles, from 1913 to 1917; vice president and director of the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company from 1917 to 1936; director of the American Insurance Federation since 1917; president of the Western States Taxpayers Conference and the California Taxation Improvement Association, 1925-1926; since 1926 chairman of the board of directors of the California Taxpayers Association; director and member of the executive committee of the National Tax Association; member of the board of directors of the Pasadena Hospital Association; served as a member of the board of health of Los Angeles from 1900 to 1904 and as a member of the board of freeholders which revised the Los Angeles city charter in 1916; member of the executive committee of the California Military Welfare Commission during World War 1; member and past president of the California Conference of Social Agencies; vice chairman of the California Educational Aid Foundation; president of the Southwest Museum from 1920 to 1926; received the LL.D. from the University of Southern California in 1917 and Northwestern University in 1920; since 1942 member of the city defense council and the Red Cross Emergency; died in the Huntington Memorial Hospital October 3, aged 72.

Note: We are in search of further documentation about Dr. Johnson and his career. Anybody having information may contact the author at Dave@dfe.net

Special thanks to:

Archives, American Medical Association
Public Libary of Los Angeles