William Bullein Johnson (1782-1862)
President of Triennial, Southern, South Carolina Baptist Conventions. Johnson Female University, founded here in 1848 as Johnson Female Seminary, was named for him because of his support for female education. From 1853 to 1858, while Chancellor of the institution, he lived in the house at the south end of this street. His grave is in First Baptist churchyard.
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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
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