Joseph Johnson (FDNY Commissioner)

Joseph Johnson, Jr. was New York City Fire Commissioner, Chief of the New York City Transit Authority and the New York Public Service Commission as well as deputy New York City Comptroller in New York City.[1]

Biography

He was appointed the 8th New York City Fire Commissioner by Mayor William Jay Gaynor on June 1, 1911, and served in that position until the end of the term of Mayor Ardolph L. Kline.

References

  1. ^ "Joseph Johnson Gets Tammany Plum; Appointed Commissioner of Public Works for Manhattan, to Succeed Clarence Fay. Began As Newspaper Man. Vice Chairman Kenneally of the Board of Aldermen to Be His Assistant.". New York Times. December 31, 1921. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E01E1DC113CE633A25755C0A96F9C946296D6CF. Retrieved 2009-11-19. "Joseph Johnson, who has held many administrative jobs in the city, including those of Fire Commissioner, Chief of the Transit Bureau of the Public Service Commission, Deputy Controllar and ..." 
Fire appointments
Preceded by
Rhinelander Waldo		 FDNY Commissioner
1911-1913		 Succeeded by
Robert Adamson