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Johnson, Henry C

lawyer, state legislator, was born March 29, 1826, in Pittsburg, Pa. He held a number of imnumber of important public positions, among which were those of attorneygeneral of New Mexico and district and prosecuting atprosecuting attorney for Crawford county, Pa. He was . He was a representative in the state legislature for several terms, during one of which he was speaker of the house. He was ap- He was appointed commissioner of customs in the treasury department at Washington, in which office he served until 1885. until 1885.

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