Episode 236: One True Fan | Elisha G. Johnson

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August 21st, 2024

1 hr 9 mins 57 secs

Season 5

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Tina and Hillary cover the murder of former Florida senator Elisha G. Johnson.

Elisha G. Johnson began his service in the Florida Senate in 1870. BUT when political power is at stake, things take a dangerous turn.

Sources
Tina's Story
City of Fernadina Beach (Bosque Bello)
Dr. Elisha Graham Johnson

Finding Florida: The True History of the Sunshine State--by T. D. Allman, excerpt via Google Books

Florida Historical Quarterly
Political Reconstruction in Florida--by Jeffell H. Shofner

Officer Down Memorial
Deputy Collector Elisha Graham Johnson

Wikipedia
Elisha G. Johnson
[Charles W. Jones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_W._Jones#:~:text=Charles%20William%20Jones%20(December%2024,until%20a%20successor%20was%20elected.)

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Elisha G. Johnson--from public domain via Wikipedia
Charles W. Jones--from public domain via Wikipedia

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