Tom L. Johnson

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Tom L. Johnson was a prominent early 20th-century American politician and progressive reformer known for his advocacy of municipal ownership and tax reform while leading Cleveland’s transformation into a model of good government.

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instanceOf American politician ⓘ
human ⓘ
mayor ⓘ
progressive reformer ⓘ
birthName Tom Loftin Johnson ⓘ
burialPlace Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio, United States ⓘ
business street railways in Cleveland ⓘ
street railways in Louisville ⓘ
causeOfDeath cirrhosis of the liver ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1854-07-18 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1911-04-10 ⓘ
describedAs one of the most successful mayors in U.S. history ⓘ
employer street railway companies ⓘ
endTime 1909-01-01 ⓘ
era Progressive Era ⓘ
familyName Johnson ⓘ
fieldOfWork municipal reform ⓘ
public transit policy ⓘ
tax reform ⓘ
givenName Tom ⓘ
hasMonument statue of Tom L. Johnson in Cleveland Public Square ⓘ
influencedBy Henry George ⓘ
knownFor advocacy of municipal ownership of public utilities ⓘ
lowering streetcar fares in Cleveland ⓘ
progressive municipal reforms ⓘ
transforming Cleveland into a model of good government ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party
movement Progressivism ⓘ
linked to: progressivism

Single-tax movement ⓘ
linked to: single-tax movement
notableWork advocacy of municipal ownership of street railways ⓘ
campaigns for tax reform based on land value taxation ⓘ
occupation businessperson ⓘ
politician ⓘ
street railway entrepreneur ⓘ
officeEndTime (Mayor of Cleveland) 1909 ⓘ
officeStartTime (Mayor of Cleveland) 1901 ⓘ
placeOfBirth Georgetown, Kentucky, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Cleveland, Ohio, United States ⓘ
politicalIdeology Georgism ⓘ
progressivism ⓘ
positionHeld Mayor of Cleveland ⓘ
member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
represented Ohio ⓘ
Ohio's 21st congressional district ⓘ
residence Cleveland, Ohio, United States ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
startTime 1901-04-01 ⓘ
workLocation Cleveland, Ohio, United States ⓘ

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