Milford chronicle., 1926-02-26
EVERETT c. JOHNSON
FOUND DEAD In BED
AT NEWARK HOME
Editor And Former Secretary Of
State Dies OF Heart Attack Last
Saturday Morning.
FUNERAL HELD TUESDAY
Prominent Men From All Sections
Of State Attended Services At
His Home.

Following a sudden heart attack
early Saturday morning, Everett e.
johnson, 48 years old, former Secre-
tary of State, and editor and publish
er of the Newark Post, was found
dead in bed shortly before s o'clock
Saturday morning by his wife. DR..
J. r. DOwnes, who was called in by
Mrs. Johnson after she had become
alarmed at not being able to arouse
her husband, declared that Mr..
Johnson had died sometime during
the night of heart trouble.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at his late residence
on Park Place, Newark. Interment
was made in Welsh Tract cemetery,
Pencader hundred, about two miles
from Newark Hundreds of prOmi-
nent citizens from all sections If
Delaware were present to pay their
last respects to the well-knOwn man.
Mr.. johnson was born in Balti-
more hundred, Sussex county, and
secured his first employment in
general store at Selbyville. While
working there he became acquaint-
ed with John G. Townsend, Jr., who
later became governor of Delaware
and appointed him Secretary of
State.
After attending the public school
at Selbyville, Mr.. Johnson entered
the old Delaware College, graduat-
ing with honors in 1899. After
graduating from Delaware College
he took a twO-year postgraduate
course at John Hopkins University,
Baltimore, where he specialized in
history and political science. On
completing the course he toured
Europe, and upon his return became
a member of the faculty of the
preparatory school at Johns Hopkins
University, where he taught history
and political science. In the mean
time, however, he married Miss
Louise Stanton, daughter of Elder
Stanton, pastor of Welsh Tract Bap-
tist Church.
When his teaching began to cause
failing health, Mr.. Johnson purchas-
ed a farm in Pencader hundred near
Newark, and for a while attended
the King street market in Whining
ton. It was while he was living on
this farm that he was elected to the
State Legislature in 1910.
Two years previous to that, how
ever, he began publishing the New
ark Post, a weekly newspaper. Later
he also built up a large printing
Dlant which he called "Kells," which
is known all over the State.
When the University of Delaware
started it's expansion program, his
property at the corner of Main
street and Depot Road was purchas-
ed, and he then moved to PARK
Place, where he died.
During the 1911 session of leg1sla-
ture he introduced and passed d
bill establishing the Delaware Chalr
of History at Delaware College, ana
two years later he was one OF the
leaders in the passage OF the Dill
creating the Women's College. He
was also instrumental in making
other appropriations for the college.
When his legislative term expired
he drifted out of political circles
until 1916 when John G. Townsend,
who had lust been elected governor,
appointed him Secretary of State.
While serving in this office, the
United States entered the World
war. and Mr.. Johnson had charge
of many of the initial details OIL
getting the Delaware men register
ed under the selcctive service act.
He was also a leader in the various
Red Cross and other drives during
the war.
At the expiration of his term as
Secretary of State he returned 10
Newark and devoted practically all
of his time to his newspaper and
Drinting plant. The printing plant
was recently awarded the contract
to make souvenir booklets of the
Sesoui-Centennial in Philadelphia.
A little less than a month ago MI:
Johnson attended the convention Oh
the International Press Association
in St. Petersburg, Florida, and was
one of the most prominent speakers
He took an active interest IN CIVIC
and State affairs, particularly those
connected with Newark, where ne
was a member of the Chamber Oh
Commerce and the Aetna Hose,
Hook and Ladder Company, Where
he was to have been one OF the
. speakers at the housing of the ap-
' paratus on Saturday. He was also
a member of the Hopkins CluD OF
the American Historical Society.
The board of trustees of the Uni
versity of Delaware at their meet
ing on Saturday adopted resolutions
Of respect, while the Alumnae AS
sociation of the WOmen's College
postponed their February reunion III
his honor.
One of his greatest hobbies was
books and articles On Abraham LIN
coin, whom he quoted freely in edl-
torials and special articles IN MS
newspaper. By a strange coincidence
he was reading book on the life
of Lincoln at the time of his death.
Besides his wife he is survived by
one daughter, Miss Marjorie john
son "a member of the sophomore
class of the Women's College.
Come out this Saturday morning
with vO1Ir shOnDing basket to Miss