Martin Van Buren

ID: 1615
This file appears in: Johnson County Named

Richard M. Johnson served as vice president of the United States during the term of President Martin Van Buren from 1937-1841. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

This file appears in: Johnson County Named

By McKenzie Martin
Historical Marker #1125 in Johnson County commemorates the naming of the county after Richard Mentor Johnson, a lawyer, soldier, and U.S. Vice President. Johnson was born on October 17, 1781, at…