David Bancroft Johnson, Jr. (January 10, 1856 - December 26, 1928) was the founder and first president of the "Winthrop Training School" for white women teachers, now Winthrop University.

[1][2] David Bancroft Johnson, Jr. was born on January 10, 1856, in La Grange, Tennessee, to David Bancroft Johnson, Sr. who died the following year.

[2] In 1886, when Winthrop was founded, Johnson was serving as the school superintendent of Columbia, South Carolina, schools.

He died on December 26, 1928, in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

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