Henry V. Johnson


Henry Viley Johnson was an American lawyer and politician who served as the Mayor of Denver from 1899 to 1901.

Biography

Johnson was born in Scott County, Kentucky, in 1852 and earned degrees from Georgetown College and the University of Kentucky. He moved to Denver in 1886 and worked as a lawyer.
Johnson was the United States Attorney for the District of Colorado from 1893 to 1897, and later served as the Mayor of Denver from April 1899 to April 1901.
Johnson was married and had four children;
Johnson, who was a cousin of Tom L. Johnson, Mayor of Cleveland, died in Denver in 1931 after contracting pneumonia.