Andrew Johnson (February 18, 1844 – July 29, 1921) was a Swedish–American architect and contractor [1] He designed 61 documented or attributed buildings in Panola County, Mississippi and at least 16 more in North Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas.
[3] Anders Jönsson was born in the parish of Ovansjö in the county of Gävleborg, Sweden.
He was trained at Uppsala University where he received an award from King Charles XV of Sweden for his contest winning design [2]: 4 He used the prize money to emigrate to America in 1865, where his building career lasted from 1870 to 1910.
[4] [5] After arriving in the United States, his name was changed to Andrew Johnson.
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