Henry Augustus Johnson

Henry Augustus Johnson was an American justice of the peace, sheriff, and state legislator in Arkansas.[1]

Henry Augustus Johnson
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for Chicot County
In office
1891-?
Personal details
BornNorth Carolina

Biography

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Johnson was born in North Carolina and enslaved. He grew up in Columbus, Mississippi.[1] As a legislator, he voted against a poll tax.[2]

He represented Chicot County in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1891.[1] He was included in a photo montage and series of profiles of African American state legislators serving in Arkansas in 1891 published in The Freeman newspaper in Indianapolis.[3][4] Several were African American.[5]

A park in Lake Village, Arkansas was dedicated in his honor in 2008.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "A family legacy: Local woman recounts grandfather's public service following Reconstruction". texarkanagazette.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-09. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  2. ^ Graves, John (February 3, 1990). Town and Country: Race Relations in an Urban-Rural Context, Arkansas, 1865–1905. University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 9781682261385 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Montage of Black Arkansas Legislators in 1891". University of Arkansas.
  4. ^ Gatewood, Willard B.; Gatewood, Willard G. (1972). "Negro Legislators in Arkansas, 1891: A Document". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 31 (3): 220–233. doi:10.2307/40038091. JSTOR 40038091 – via JSTOR.
  5. ^ "African American politicians – History Alive: Virtually!".