George E. Johnson Sr., founder of Johnson Products Company, dies at 99
- Posted on July 7, 2026
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George E. Johnson Sr., founder of Johnson Products Company, dies at 99
George E. Johnson Sr., the onetime chemist who built Chicago-based Johnson Products, the nation’s largest producer of cosmetics and hair products for African Americans, died on Monday at his Chicago home.