Johnson, Henry
lawyer, jurist, congressman, governor, United States sen- States senator, was born Sept. 14, 1783, in Tennes- 1783, in Tennessee. He was elected a senator in congress in 1818 to fill a vacancy, and held that position until 1824, in which year he was elected governor of Louisiana. In 1826 he was re-elected, holding that office for four consecutive years. He was a representaa representative from Louisiana to the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth congresses; and in 1844 was elected to fill a vacancy in the United States senate, serving until 1849. He died Sept. 4, 1864, in Point Coupee , La.