Episode 236: One True Fan | Elisha G. Johnson

Tina and Hillary cover the murder of former Florida senator Elisha G. Johnson. Elisha G. Johnson began his service in the Florida Senate in 1870. BUT when political power is at stake, things take a dangerous turn. Sources Tina's Story City of Fernadina Beach (Bosque Bello) Dr. Elisha Graham Johnson (https://www.fbfl.us/DocumentCenter/View/17380/Stories-from-Bosque-Bello---Dr-Elisha-Graham-Johnson) Finding Florida: The True History of the Sunshine State (https://books.google.com/books?id=0eHbtglpMrwC&pg=PT185&lpg=PT185&dq=murder+of+senator+elisha+g+johnson&source=bl&ots=j5fj4VHosd&sig=ACfU3U2B5tXa3gpXiGO0vB53AIvmBCHaSw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwinnuW55KyHAxWmGtAFHaSlAdg4ChDoAXoECBQQAw#v=onepage&q=murder%20of%20senator%20elisha%20g%20johnson&f=false)--by T. D. Allman, excerpt via Google Books Florida Historical Quarterly Political Reconstruction in Florida (https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3019&context=fhq)--by Jeffell H. Shofner Officer Down Memorial Deputy Collector Elisha Graham Johnson (https://www.odmp.org/officer/22227-deputy-collector-elisha-graham-johnson) Wikipedia Elisha G. Johnson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_G._Johnson) [Charles W. Jones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CharlesW.Jones#:~:text=Charles%20William%20Jones%20(December%2024,until%20a%20successor%20was%20elected.) Photos Elisha G. Johnson (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Elisha_Graham_Johnson%2C_Florida_Senator.jpg)--from public domain via Wikipedia Charles W. Jones (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Charles_W._Jones_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/1024px-Charles_W._Jones_-_Brady-Handy.jpg)--from public domain via Wikipedia