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Johnson, Alexander Smith

lawyer, jurist, was born July 30, 1817, in Utica, N.

Y. In 1852 he was elected to the bench of the court of appeals, and removed to Albany, serving one term. He subsequently returned to his native town; and in 1873 was appointed a commissioner of appeals to fill a vacancy. Before the close of the year he was reappointed a judge of the court of appeals, holding the office until 1874. In 1875 he was appointed United States judge for the second circuit to fill a vacancy. He died Jan. 26, 1878.