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B. Ed Johnson
Benjamin Edward Johnson (October 28, 1914 – June 8, 1983) was an American businessman, broadcaster and politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. He resided in Columbus Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "''Colombo''". It most commonly refers to: * Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer * Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio Columbus may also refer to: Places ... in Muscogee County, where he was the first elected mayor of that city, from 1965-1968. Early years and education Johnson was born in 1914 to Edward Burton and Pamelia Weldon Johnson. His father was also a prominent citizen of the city, serving as the city's Superintendent of Public Works in the 1930s. B. Ed attended public schools in Columbus and married Martha Louise Noble in 1939. Political career In 1945, Johnson was elected to the Georgia State Senate's 24th district, to fill the unexpired term of the deceased H. Dixon Smith. At that time, he was the youn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of Columbus, Georgia
{{Elections in Georgia (U.S. state) This is a list of mayors and intendants of the city of Columbus, Georgia since its founding in 1828. __NOTOC__ Intendants * Ulysess S. Lewis (1828) * James Van Ness (1829) * Sowell Woolfork (1830) * Samuel Lawhorn (1831) * Allen Lawhon (1832–1834) * James C. Watson (1835) Mayors * John Fontaine (1836–1837) * James S. Calhoun (1838–1839) * George D. McDougal (1840) * W.H. Harper (1841) * John L. Lewis (1842–1843) * Jacob I. Moses (1844) * L.B. Moody (1845) * Hohn G. Winters (1846–1847) * Wiley Williams (1848) * S.W. Flournoy (1849–1850) * Willis S. Holstead (1851–1852) * J.L. Morton (1853) * John E. Bacon (1854) * Wiley Williams (1855) * F.G. Wilkins (1856–1860) * W.S. Holstead (1861) * D.B. Thompson (1862) * John F. Bozeman (1864) * F.G. Wilkins (1864 – May 1868) * Capt. William Mills, 16th U.S. Infantry (May 1868-April 1869), Military Reconstruction * John McIlhenny (April 1869 – 1870) * S.B. Cleghorn ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |