Henry Lincoln Johnson
| Henry Lincoln Johnson | |
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Johnson in 1914 in Washington
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| Washington DC Recorder of Deeds | |
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In office 1909–1913 |
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| Appointed by | William Howard Taft |
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July 27, 1870 Augusta, Georgia |
| Died | September 10, 1925 (aged 55) Freedmen's Hospital Washington, DC |
| Spouse(s) | Georgia Douglas (m. 1903–25) |
| Children | Henry Lincoln Johnson, Jr. Peter Douglas Johnson |
| Parents | Martha Ann Peter Johnson |
Henry Lincoln "Linc" Johnson (July 27, 1870 – September 10, 1925) was an American attorney and politician from the state of Georgia. He is best remembered as one of the most prominent African-American Republicans of the first two decades of the 20th century and as a leader of the dominant black-and-tan faction of the Republican Party of Georgia. He was appointed by President William Howard Taft as Recorder of the Deeds for the District of Columbia, at the time regarded as the premier political patronage position reserved for black Americans.
Following the Democratic administration of Woodrow Wilson, Johnson was again appointed Recorder of the Deeds for the District in June 1921 by Republican President Warren G. Harding, but saw his appointment rejected by the United States Senate, meeting in executive session — an event which garnered newspaper headlines and which marked the finish of Johnson's national political influence.
He died on September 10, 1925 at the Freedmen's Hospital after having a stroke at his home in Washington, DC.
Henry Lincoln Johnson, known to family and friends as "Linc," was born on July 27, 1870 in Augusta, Georgia to former slaves Martha Ann and Peter Johnson.
Johnson attended Atlanta University and graduated in 1888. He then attended the University of Michigan, from which he obtained a law degree in 1892. After passing the Georgia bar exam he opened a law practice in Atlanta, eventually becoming the attorney for the Atlanta Life Insurance Company.
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