Please answer the following question: Facts: - resting place: odd fellows cemetery , knoxville - death date: 07 april 1925 - children: none - birth date: 14 october 1844 - name: cal johnson - parents: cupid and harriett johnson - death place: knoxville , tennessee , usa - birth place: knoxville , tennessee , usa - occupation: saloon owner , racetrack owner Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of cal johnson -lrb- businessman -rrb- .
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caldonia -lrb- or calvin -rrb- fackler johnson -lrb- october 14 , 1844 -- april 7 , 1925 -rrb- was an american businessman and philanthropist , active primarily in knoxville , tennessee , in the late 19th and early 20th centuries .born into slavery , he rose to become a prominent knoxville racetrack and saloon owner , and by the time of his death , was one of the wealthiest african-american businessmen in the state .he also owned several thoroughbred racehorses , one of which captured a world speed record in 1893 .