Lycurgus Johnson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American planter
Date of Birth: 22-Mar-1818
Place of Birth: Scott County, Kentucky, United States
Date of Death: 01-Aug-1876
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Lycurgus Johnson
- Lycurgus Johnson (1818-1876) was an American cotton planter and large slaveholder in the Arkansas Delta during the antebellum years.
- Born to the powerful political and planter Johnson family in Scott County, Kentucky, he became the owner and developer of the Lakeport Plantation in Chicot County, Arkansas.
- It bordered the west bank of the Mississippi River. Although Johnson declared bankruptcy after the Civil War, he retained his land.
- After clearing his debts, he re-established his fortune.
- By 1870 he was the largest cotton producer in Chicot County.
- In 1874 he was elected to and served as a Democrat in the Arkansas House of Representatives.
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