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Enoch L. Johnson

Enoch L. Johnson
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Johnson circa 1941
Atlantic County Treasurer
In office
1911–1939
Atlantic County Sheriff
In office
1908–1911
Preceded by Smith E. Johnson
Succeeded by Alfred H. Johnson
Personal details
Born (1883-01-20)January 20, 1883
Galloway Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Died December 9, 1968(1968-12-09) (aged 85)
Northfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Mabel Jeffries (m. 1906; her death 1912)
Florence Osbeck (m. 1941; his death 1968)
Parents Smith E. Johnson
Virginia Higbee Johnson
Religion Methodism
Enoch L. Johnson
Other names "Nucky"
Criminal penalty 10 years imprisonment, fined $20,000
Conviction(s) Income tax evasion
Enoch L. Johnson
Other names "Nucky"
Criminal penalty 10 years imprisonment, fined $20,000
Conviction(s) Income tax evasion

Enoch Lewis "Nucky" Johnson (January 20, 1883 – December 9, 1968) was an Atlantic City, New Jersey political boss, Atlantic County Sheriff, businessman, and racketeer. He was the undisputed "boss" of the political machine that controlled Atlantic City and the Atlantic County government from the 1910s until his conviction and imprisonment in 1941. His rule encompassed the Roaring Twenties when Atlantic City was at the height of its popularity as a refuge from Prohibition. In addition to bootlegging, his organization also was involved in gambling and prostitution.

Enoch Lewis Johnson was born on January 20, 1883 in Galloway Township, New Jersey to Smith E. and Virginia Johnson. His nickname "Nucky" was derived from his forename Enoch.

In 1886, Johnson's father was elected sheriff of Atlantic County for a three-year term, and the family moved to Mays Landing, the county seat. His career in law enforcement alternated between the roles of sheriff of Mays Landing and undersheriff of Atlantic City. Along with Atlantic County Clerk Lewis P. Scott (1854–1907) and Congressman John J. Gardner, the elder Johnson was a member of the three-man group dominating the governments of Atlantic City and Atlantic County prior to the rise to power of Louis Kuehnle. In 1905, Nucky Johnson became his father's undersheriff in Mays Landing. In 1908, he was elected Sheriff of Atlantic County when his father’s term expired, a position he held until ousted by a court order in 1911.


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