Benjamin Edward Johnson (October 28, 1914 – June 8, 1983) was an American businessman, broadcaster and politician from the U.S. state of Georgia.

[1] B. Ed attended public schools in Columbus and married Martha Louise Noble in 1939.

[1] In 1945, Johnson was elected to the Georgia State Senate's 24th district, to fill the unexpired term of the deceased H. Dixon Smith.

[4] At some time during his tenure, the Miss Georgia USA beauty pageant, which he helped lay the foundation for,[5] came to Columbus.

A 1951 biography lauded his "ready smile and infectious friendliness" and described him as having "one of the largest contingents of friends ... in the community".