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Title
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John Johnson
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Description
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One page about the second legal mayor of the city, John Johnson (1816-1903), trained as an architect in England and becoming designer of the Broadway Hotel, later called the Coates House, in 1857 at 10th and Broadway Boulevards. Description of Johnson's life and career, a native of England coming to Kansas City in 1852 and serving as its second mayor for about a month in 1855, then going "into the real estate busines, platting several additions," with residence at 5th and Delaware Avenues. Also "the first professional architect in the city," associated with Asa Cross, and possibly the designer of "the first city hall at 4th and Main Streets, a two-story brick building which had the police department and jail on the first floor."
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Date
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1968
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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The Third Mayor of Kansas City
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Description
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Book contains family information about early Kansas City mayor John Johnson and his wife Diana Hoagland. Johnson was the city's third mayor being elected in 1855 and serving for only 35 days before resigning. Book contains numerous illustrations including photographs, maps, charts, etc.
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Date
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2006
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Our Easley Ancestors and Their Relatives
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Description
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Information about the Johnson family of Kansas City, Missouri, starting with John Johnson (1770-1833), the half-brother of Christopher Mulkey, and Johnson's family, including his son James Johnson (1802-1867), arriving 'en masse' in Kansas City in 1825 by covered wagons after a stay at Fort Osage. Description of John Johnson as "a native of North Carolina, a typical pioneer frontiersman," camping first at about 14th and Waldron Avenues and later building a log cabin at 14th and Benton Boulevards. Biographical sketches also of Christopher Mulkey and his son William Mulkey (1822-1903), et al.
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Date
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1963
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Object Type
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Book