William Frederick Johnson | |
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| 7th Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts | |
| In office January 4, 1858 –January 3, 1859 | |
| Preceded by | Ezra W. Mudge |
| Succeeded by | Edward S. Davis |
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| Born | July 30,1819 Nahant,Massachusetts |
| Died | November 24,1898 (aged 79) Massachusetts,U.S.A. |
William Frederick Johnson (1819-1898) was a Massachusetts politician who served as the seventh Mayor of Lynn,Massachusetts. [1]
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