My Story
Autobiography
By: Tom Loftin Johnson
Date: 1911
Source: Johnson, Tom Loftin. My Story. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1993, 121–130.
About the Author: Tom Loftin Johnson (1854–1911) was one of the great mayors in American history. The son of a Confederate Army officer, Johnson began his career in Louisville in the street railway business. He eventually settled in Cleveland, Ohio, and became wealthy from his interests in street railways and steel. In 1891, Johnson abandoned business for the life of a reform-minded politician. He served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (served 1891–1895) and was elected to four terms as mayor of Cleveland (served 1901–1909).
Introduction
Numerous critiques of the American economic and political system evolved during the two decades after the Civil War (1861–1865). One of the most influential...
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