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{{Infobox Biography
| subject_name =Thomas H. Johnson
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| image_size =225px
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| date_of_birth =[[September 9]], [[1862]]
| place_of_birth =New York City
| date_of_death =
| place_of_death =
| occupation =
| religion =Roman Catholic
| spouse =Ella Massey
| parents =Thomas and Julia Johnson
| children =C. A., Thomas A., James M., Abbie Julia, and Arthur J.
}}
:''For the businessman and bridge namesake, see [[Thomas A. Johnson]].''
'''Thomas H. Johnson''' was a labor leader and public official who served as [[mayor of Pensacola]] in [[1917]].
In [[1870]], Johnson came with his family to Pensacola. He worked as a clerk in a mercantile store and as a job printer before going to work in the bay, working first as a stevedore and later as the foreman of the [[Bruce Dry Dock Company]]. He later became a labor leader, serving as the president of the Florida branch of the International Labor Association.<ref name="armstrong">Armstrong, Henry Clay. ''[http://fulltext10.fcla.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?type=boolean;c=fhp;cc=fhp;xg=1;q=history%20escambia;rgn=works;a=38;sid=2e9a7928fe28aec0d957197b08a888f4;q1=history;sort=occur;start=26;size=25;rgn1=full%20text;q2=escambia;op2=and;rgn2=full%20text;idno=WF00000021;node=WF00000021%3A1;view=toc;subview=pdftoc History of Escambia County, Florida].'' 1930.</ref>
Johnson served as [[City of Pensacola Tax Assessor]] for a number of years before being elected to the [[Pensacola City Commission]]. In [[1917]], he served as [[Mayor of Pensacola]].<ref name="armstrong" />
After retiring from politics, he served as the Wharf Master of the [[Port of Pensacola|Municipal Docks]].<ref name="armstrong" />
==Personal life==
Johnson was married to Ella Massey in [[1898]]. The couple had five children.
He was active in numerous organizations, including the the Elks, the [[Pensacola Yacht Club]], the Knights of America, and the Veteran Fireman's Association.<ref name="armstrong" />
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[[Category:Mayors of the City of Pensacola|Johnson, Thomas H.]]
| subject_name =Thomas H. Johnson
| image_name =
| image_size =225px
| image_caption =
| date_of_birth =[[September 9]], [[1862]]
| place_of_birth =New York City
| date_of_death =
| place_of_death =
| occupation =
| religion =Roman Catholic
| spouse =Ella Massey
| parents =Thomas and Julia Johnson
| children =C. A., Thomas A., James M., Abbie Julia, and Arthur J.
}}
:''For the businessman and bridge namesake, see [[Thomas A. Johnson]].''
'''Thomas H. Johnson''' was a labor leader and public official who served as [[mayor of Pensacola]] in [[1917]].
In [[1870]], Johnson came with his family to Pensacola. He worked as a clerk in a mercantile store and as a job printer before going to work in the bay, working first as a stevedore and later as the foreman of the [[Bruce Dry Dock Company]]. He later became a labor leader, serving as the president of the Florida branch of the International Labor Association.<ref name="armstrong">Armstrong, Henry Clay. ''[http://fulltext10.fcla.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?type=boolean;c=fhp;cc=fhp;xg=1;q=history%20escambia;rgn=works;a=38;sid=2e9a7928fe28aec0d957197b08a888f4;q1=history;sort=occur;start=26;size=25;rgn1=full%20text;q2=escambia;op2=and;rgn2=full%20text;idno=WF00000021;node=WF00000021%3A1;view=toc;subview=pdftoc History of Escambia County, Florida].'' 1930.</ref>
Johnson served as [[City of Pensacola Tax Assessor]] for a number of years before being elected to the [[Pensacola City Commission]]. In [[1917]], he served as [[Mayor of Pensacola]].<ref name="armstrong" />
After retiring from politics, he served as the Wharf Master of the [[Port of Pensacola|Municipal Docks]].<ref name="armstrong" />
==Personal life==
Johnson was married to Ella Massey in [[1898]]. The couple had five children.
He was active in numerous organizations, including the the Elks, the [[Pensacola Yacht Club]], the Knights of America, and the Veteran Fireman's Association.<ref name="armstrong" />
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{{succession box | before = [[George H. Heinrich]] | title = [[Mayor of Pensacola]] | years = 1917 | after = [[Francis Robinson Pou]]}}
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[[Category:Mayors of the City of Pensacola|Johnson, Thomas H.]]