Richard M. Johnson

ID: 1618
This file appears in: Johnson County Named

Located in eastern Kentucky, Johnson County is named in honor of lawyer, politician, and military leader Richard Mentor Johnson. 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…