Philander Chase Johnson

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Philander Chase Johnson
Philander Chase Johnson c. 1922
Philander Chase Johnson c. 1922
BornPhilander Chase Johnson
(1866-02-06)February 6, 1866[1]
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States
DiedMay 18, 1939(1939-05-18) (aged 73)[2]
Washington, D.C., United States
Resting placeRock Creek Cemetery, Washington D.C.[1]
OccupationPlaywright, Humorist, Lyricist, Critic[3]
NationalityAmerican
Period1866–1939
Spouse
Louise Covert Johnson
(m. 1890⁠–⁠1906)
;[4]
Mary A. Hagmann
(m. 1908)
[5]

Philander Chase Johnson (1866–1939) was an American journalist, humorist, poet, lyricist, and dramatic editor.[3] At the time of his death, he had been a Washington Evening Star staff member for 47 years.[2][3] Prior to joining the Evening Star, he had been an editorial writer for The Washington Post.[4]

Quotes

  • "Cheer up, the worst is yet to come."
  • "Don't throw a monkey-wrench into the machinery."
  • "Politics is the art of turning influence into affluence."[6]

Works

  • Sayings of Uncle Eben (1896)
  • Now-A-Day Poems (1900)
  • Songs Of The G. O. P. (1900)
  • Senator Sorghum's primer of politics (1906)
  • No use kickin' (1909)
  • In the tall timber : an opera bluffe (1912)
  • Somewhere In France Is the Lily (1918)

References

  1. ^ a b "Philander Chase Johnson". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Philander Chase Johnson". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Shooting Star Characters Pay Novel Tribute to Creator". The Evening Star (Washington, D.C.). 8 June 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Johnson-Covert Wedding". The Evening Star (Washington D.C.). 20 October 1890. p. 5. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  5. ^ "P.C. Johnson Weds". The Washington Herald (Washington D.C.). 10 April 1908. p. 5. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  6. ^ Johnson, Philander Chase (1906). Senator Sorghum's primer of Politics. Philadelphia: H. Altemus company. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

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