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Richard Mentor Johnson (October 17, 1780 – November 19, 1850) was an American lawyer, military officer and politician who served as the ninth vice president of the United States, serving from 1837 to 1841 under President Martin Van Buren.
On November 19, 1850, Richard Mentor Johnson suffered a fatal stroke and died. The hero of the Thames and former vice-president was laid to rest at Frankfort Cemetery in Frankfort, Kentucky. Four states have counties that are named after Richard Johnson, and his bust stands in a gallery of vice-presidential statues in the Senate in Washington, D.C.
Feb 7, 2021 · (Library of Congress) She was born enslaved and remained that way her entire life, even after she became Richard Mentor Johnson’s “bride.” Johnson, a Kentucky congressman who eventually became the...
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Richard M. Johnson (1837–1841) Richard Mentor Johnson was born near present-day Louisville, Kentucky, on October 17, 1780. His parents had moved from Virginia to the frontier lands of Kentucky shortly before his birth.
Feb 16, 2024 · KINDERHOOK — The remarkable story of Julia Chinn, a Black woman enslaved by her husband Richard Mentor Johnson, who after her death became vice president of the United States, is coming out of...
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Richard M. Johnson was the ninth vice president of the United States (1837–41) in the Democratic administration of President Martin Van Buren. Johnson was the son of Robert Johnson, who later served in the Kentucky legislature, and Jemima Suggett. Admitted to the bar in 1802, Richard Johnson was.
Mar 3, 2019 · At some point in the early twentieth century, perhaps because of heightened fears of racism during the Jim Crow era, members of Imogene Johnson Pence’s line, already living as white people, chose to stop telling their children that they were descended from Richard Mentor Johnson… and his black wife.
