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{{Infobox Biography
| subject_name =Thomas A. Johnson
| image_name =ThomasJohnsonTAJohnson.jpg
| image_size =102px
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| date_of_birth =[[September 24]], [[1888]]| place_of_birth =Pensacola
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| occupation =Civil servant
| religion =Catholic| spouse =Genevieve Watson| parents =Arthur J. & Theresa Jonson| children =Bruce Johnson<br/>Alice Marie Johnson
}}
'''Thomas A. Johnson''' ([[1888]]-?) was a Pensacola native businessman and civil servant who co-founded the [[Bruce Dry Dock Company]], serving as its president and general manager for many years, and was later 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. ==Other images==<gallery>Image:ThomasJohnson.jpg</gallery>
==References==
*[[Henry Clay Armstrong]]. ''[[History of Escambia County, Florida]]''. 1930.
*[http://www.dot.state.fl.us/publicinformationoffice/moreDOT/secretaries.htm Florida Department of Transportation]
*[http://fulltext.fcla.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?sid=df15fe418a95b64a502a9512fd42c5bf&idno=SF00000031&c=fhp&cc=fhp&view=image&seq=501 ''Men of the South'']. Daniel Decatur Moore, [[1922]]
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