JOHNSON, Eli (son of Mr. Johnson of George row, Northampton). b. Northampton 1850; a cabinet maker, Northampton; a wood carver; studied at South Kensington and under J. E. Boehm, R.A.; sculptor Hugh st. Eccleston sq. London; executed for Northampton marble bust of Charles Gilpin, M.P., and busts of J. B. Gough, Dr. Robert Moffat and Henry Vincent; exhibited 3 pieces of sculpture at R.A. 1878–80; author of The honest Irishman or a tour in the British isles 1879. d. 45 Victoria road, Northampton 14 Jany. 1881. Northampton Mercury 15 Jany. 1881 p. 8.
JOHNSON, Ellen. Factory girl; author of The lord of the castle, a fairy legend. London, Darton & Co. 1861, 8o., 1/6. d. 1873.
JOHNSON, Francis. b. 1796; travelled in Italy and learnt Arabic from an Arab; professor of Sanscrit and Teloogoo at H.E.I.C. coll. Haileybury 1824 to 1845, of Sanscrit, Teloogoo and Bengali 1845 to Oct. 1855; author of The Sanskrit text of the first book of Hitopadésa 1840, 4 ed. 1864; Selections from the Mahábhárata 1842; A dictionary, Persian, Arabic and English 1852; The Gulistān of Sa’di 1863 in Persian. d. Hertford 29 Jany. 1876. bur. Great Amwell 4 Feb. Hertfordshire Mercury 12 Feb. 1876 p. 3.
JOHNSON, Frederick William. Ed. at Eton and Trin. coll. Camb., rowed stroke in the Cambridge boat when she won the Grand challenge cup at Henley 1851, also in the race against Oxford 1852; B.A. 1853, M.A. 1856; C. of St. Nicholas, Yarmouth 1854–8; C. of St. John’s, Yarmouth 1858 to death. d. Yarmouth, Dec. 1859.
JOHNSON, George. One of the chief promoters of the Doncaster races from 1847 and the chief means of largely increasing value of the prizes; chairman of Doncaster race committee; never betted more than a few crowns and that on St. Leger only; superintended building new stand on Doncaster course. d. Doncaster 4 Nov. 1855. Sporting Rev. (1855) 419–21.
JOHNSON, George Henry Sacheverell (son of rev. Henry Johnson). b. Keswick, Cumberland 1808; ed. at Queen’s coll. Oxf., Ireland scholar 1827, mathematical scholar 1831, double first 1829, B.A. 1829, M.A. 1833; fellow of his college 1829–55, Greek lecturer, chaplain and tutor 1842, bursar 1844, dean 1848; public examiner in the univ. 1834–50; F.R.S. 18 Jany. 1838; Savilian professor of astronomy 1839–42; White prof. of moral philosophy 1842–45; Whitehall preacher, Sep. 1852 to 1854; royal commissioner on univ. 1850 and parliamentary commissioner 1854; dean of Wells 27 March 1854 to death; V. of Wells 1855–70; author of Treatise on Optics 1836; Sermons preached in Wells cathedral 1857; author with C. J. Ellicott and F. C. Cook of The book of psalms: with a commentary 1880. d. Weston-super-Mare 4 Nov. 1881. bur. in the palm ch. yard, Wells cath. 10 Nov. Waagen’s Treasures of art, iii 112–20 (1854); Times 7 Nov. 1881 p. 9; Guardian 9 Nov. 1881 p. 1592.
JOHNSON, George William (brother of Cuthbert W. Johnson 1799–1878). b. Blackheath, Kent 4 Nov. 1802; in his father’s salt works; prepared Epsom salts from sea water; made experiments in gardening and in the manufacture of manures; barrister G.I. 8 June 1836; professor of moral and political economy in Hindoo coll. Calcutta 1839–42; edited in Calcutta the Englishman newspaper and government Gazette 1837–41; owner of the Fairfax MSS. published as the Fairfax Correspondence 4 vols. 1848–67; edited the Gardeners’ Almanack 1844–66; The Gardener’s Monthly Volume 12 vols. 1847; Cottage Gardener 1848, renamed Journal of horticulture 1851 when he edited it with R. Hogg to 1881; with his brother he printed An essay on the use of salt in agriculture 1821, 13 ed. 1838; Outlines of chemistry 1828; Paley’s Work 1839; author of A history of English gardening 1829; Memoirs of John Selden 1835; The stranger in India 1843; The principles of practical gardening 1845; A dictionary of gardening 1846; The British ferns 1857, 4 ed. 1861; with rev. W. W. Wingfield The poultry book 1853, 2 ed. 1856; with R. Hogg The wild flowers of Great Britain 1863. d. Waldronhurst, Croydon 29 Oct. 1886. Journal of horticulture, xiii 401–4, 424 (1887), portrait; Bookseller 6 Nov. 1886 p. 1181; Times 5 Nov. 1886 p. 6.
JOHNSON, Harry John. b. Birmingham 10 April 1826; was with sir C. Fellowes in Lycia 1840; studied under Samuel Lines, W. J. Müller and at the Clipstone st. acad. London; Assoc. Instit. Painters in W.C. 1868 and member 1870; exhibited 15 landscapes at R.A. 1859–80; some of his pictures are at South Kensington. d. 12 Loudoun road, St. John’s Wood, London 31 Dec. 1884.
JOHNSON, Henry. b. near London 1814; in employment of D. Appleton & Co. publishers, New York 20 years; partner with Robert Martin in the publication of serials, periodicals and illustrated books 1855, firm became Johnson, Fry & Co.; connected with Brooklyn real estate; identified with the boulevard running to Coney island. d. Gravesend, Long Island 27 Nov. 1872. American Annual Cyclop. for 1872 xii 634.
JOHNSON, Sir Henry Allen, 2 Baronet. b. Shelbourne, Nova Scotia 26 Sep. 1785; ed. Ch. Ch. Oxf., B.A. 1807, M.A. 1810; A.D.C. to Prince of Orange during Peninsular war; knight of the military order of Wilhelm of the Netherlands; succeeded 18 March 1835. d. Southland, Isle of Wight 27 June 1860.