American lawyer and politician in Colorado
Henry Viley Johnson (August 6, 1852 – June 29, 1931) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the Mayor of Denver from 1899 to 1901.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Biography
Johnson was born in Scott County, Kentucky , in 1852 and earned degrees from Georgetown College and the University of Kentucky .[ 4] He moved to Denver in 1886 and worked as a lawyer.[ 4]
Johnson was the United States Attorney for the District of Colorado from 1893 to 1897,[ 5] and later served as the Mayor of Denver from April 1899 to April 1901.[ 4]
Johnson was married and had four children;[ 6]
Johnson, who was a cousin of Tom L. Johnson , Mayor of Cleveland ,[ 10] died in Denver in 1931 after contracting pneumonia .[ 4]
Notes
^ An online image shows that his gravestone in Denver's Fairmount Cemetery reads "Henry Viley Johnson / Born Georgetown Kentucky – 1852 / Died Denver Colorado – 1931 / Mayor of Denver 1900".
References
^ "Bench and bar of Colorado" . wikisource.org . Retrieved 19 September 2018 .
^ "History of the Office of the Mayor" . City and County of Denver . Retrieved 1 September 2018 .
^ "Denver County CO Archives Obituaries" . The USGenWeb Project . Retrieved 19 September 2018 .
^ a b c d "Henry V. Johnson, Early Mayor of Denver, Dies" . Fort Collins Coloradoan . Fort Collins, Colorado . June 30, 1931. p. 10. Retrieved September 15, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
^ Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "Johnson, Henry V." The Political Graveyard . Retrieved 19 September 2018 .
^ "Henry Viley Johnson - Facts" . Ancestry.com . Retrieved September 15, 2020 .
^ "Junius W. Johnson Dies on C.&S. Train Near Here" . Fort Collins Coloradoan . Fort Collins, Colorado . May 31, 1933. p. 8. Retrieved September 16, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
^ "(untitled)" . The Courier-Journal . Louisville, Kentucky . July 2, 1931. p. 13. Retrieved September 15, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Draft Registration Card" . Selective Service System . April 1942. Retrieved September 15, 2020 – via fold3.com.
^ a b "Tailors Work To Demand" . The Hutchinson News . Hutchinson, Kansas . February 16, 1942. p. 3. Retrieved September 15, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
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