George Washington Johnson (poet) explained

George Washington Johnson (1839, Binbrook, Upper Canada1917, Pasadena, California) was a Canadian schoolteacher and poet best known for writing the song “When You and I Were Young, Maggie,” dedicated to his first wife Maggie Clark.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: George Washington Johnson 1839-1917 .
2. Web site: “WHEN YOU AND I WERE YOUNG, MAGGIE” .
3. Web site: 17 August 2017 . Ballad of Maggie Clark goes on .