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New page: right|Thomas A. Johnson Thomas A. Johnson was a Pensacola native who was appointed chairman of the State Road Board in 1941 by Governor [[Wikipedia:Spessard...
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Thomas A. Johnson was a Pensacola native who was appointed chairman of the State Road Board in [[1941]] by Governor [[Wikipedia:Spessard Holland|Spessard Holland]]. He also served as Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation from [[1941]] to [[1945]]. During his tenure he was responsible for ending the toll on the [[old Pensacola Bay Bridge]], for which it was named in his honor in [[1948]].
Johnson graduated from school in 1904. He served as chief deputy clerk of the Circuit Court, president and general manager of [[Bruce Dry Dock Company]], chairman of the [[Intercoastal Waterways Committee]], and executive director of the [[Pensacola Housing Authority]]. He was also a member of the board of bond trustees, which handled proceeds of a $2 million road bond issue.
==References==
*[http://www.dot.state.fl.us/publicinformationoffice/moreDOT/secretaries.htm Florida Department of Transportation]
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[[Category:Florida government officials|Johnson, Thomas A.]]
Thomas A. Johnson was a Pensacola native who was appointed chairman of the State Road Board in [[1941]] by Governor [[Wikipedia:Spessard Holland|Spessard Holland]]. He also served as Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation from [[1941]] to [[1945]]. During his tenure he was responsible for ending the toll on the [[old Pensacola Bay Bridge]], for which it was named in his honor in [[1948]].
Johnson graduated from school in 1904. He served as chief deputy clerk of the Circuit Court, president and general manager of [[Bruce Dry Dock Company]], chairman of the [[Intercoastal Waterways Committee]], and executive director of the [[Pensacola Housing Authority]]. He was also a member of the board of bond trustees, which handled proceeds of a $2 million road bond issue.
==References==
*[http://www.dot.state.fl.us/publicinformationoffice/moreDOT/secretaries.htm Florida Department of Transportation]
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[[Category:Florida government officials|Johnson, Thomas A.]]
