Tom L. Johnson
Tom L. Johnson | |
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Portrait by C. M. Bell, c. 1891–1894 | |
| 35th Mayor of Cleveland | |
| In office 1901–1909 | |
| Preceded by | John H. Farley |
| Succeeded by | Herman C. Baehr |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 21st district | |
| In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 | |
| Preceded by | Theodore E. Burton |
| Succeeded by | Theodore E. Burton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tom Loftin Johnson July 18, 1854 Georgetown, Kentucky, US |
| Died | April 10, 1911 (aged 56) Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Industrialist and politician |
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Tom Loftin Johnson (July 18, 1854 – April 10, 1911) was an American industrialist, Georgist politician, and important figure of the Progressive Era and a pioneer in urban political and social reform. He was a U.S. Representative from 1891 to 1895 and Mayor of Cleveland for four terms from 1901 to 1909.
In 1993, a panel of scholars ranked him second among the ten best mayors in American history.