1. Ellsworth Raymond "Bumpy" Johnson was an American crime boss in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City.
16 Facts About Bumpy Johnson
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Ellsworth Raymond "Bumpy" Johnson was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on October 31,1905, to Margaret Moultrie and William Johnson.
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Bumpy Johnson dropped out of high school and began working in casual jobs.
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Gangster William Hewett noticed Bumpy Johnson, who began working for him and his life of crime.
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Bumpy Johnson became an associate and enforcer for numbers queen Madame Stephanie St Clair.
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Bumpy Johnson struck a deal with the Mafia after Schultz's 1935 murder through which he quickly built up his own organization in Harlem in exchange for favorable business deals.
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In 1952, Bumpy Johnson's activities were reported in the celebrity people section of Jet.
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Two years later, Jet reported in its crime section that Bumpy Johnson began his sentence after losing an appeal.
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Bumpy Johnson served the majority of that sentence at Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco Bay, California as inmate No 1117, and was released in 1963 on parole.
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Bumpy Johnson was arrested more than 40 times and served two prison terms for narcotics-related charges.
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Bumpy Johnson was charged with "refusal to leave a police station" but was acquitted by a judge.
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Bumpy Johnson was under a federal indictment for drug conspiracy when he died of a heart attack on July 7,1968, at the age of 62.
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Bumpy Johnson is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York City.
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Bumpy Johnson married Mayme Hatcher in October 1948, six months after their first meeting.
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Bumpy Johnson had two daughters, Ruthie and Elease, the latter of whom was from another relationship.
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Bumpy Johnson's wife died in May 2009, at the age of 94.