Johnson, Robert
governor, was born in 1682. He was governor of South Carolina in 1719, and during 1730-35. In 1731 he made a treaty with the Cherokees.
He died May 3, 1735, in Charleston, S. C.
JOHNSON, ROBERT UNDERWOOD, journalist, author, was born Jan. 12, 1853, in Washington, D. C. In 1873 he became connected with the editorial staff of the Century Magazine, then called Scribner's Monthly. In 1881 he became associate editor of that magazine; and during 1883-89 was associate editor of the Century War Papers, which were published in four volumes entitled Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. He has also written numerous editorial and critical articles, and is the author of a number of meritorious poems. In 1891 he received the degree of M. A. from Yale university, in recognition of his labors in the campaign for international copyright.