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Born 1860
From The Daily news' history of Buchanan County and St. Joseph, Mo. From the time of the Platte purchase to the end of the year 1898. Preceded by a short history of Missouri. Supplemented by biographical s (1898)
JOHN F. JOHNSON, city comptroller, was born in Buchanan county, Jan. 12, 1860, and is the son of John K. and Mary E. (Stephens) Johnson. He attended the county schools and Christian Brothers' College. Engaged in railroad work and was in the Burlington offices for eight years. In 1897 was appointed deputy comptroller and in April, 1899, was appointed comptroller. Mr. Johnson has always been an active Democrat. He was married March 13, 1889, to Miss Rosa B. Breckenridge.
As printed in The Daily news' history of Buchanan County and St. Joseph, Mo. From the time of the Platte purchase to the end of the year 1898. Preceded by a short history of Missouri. Supplemented by biographical s (1898). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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