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Johnson, William – Johnston, Charles

Johnson, William

lawyer, congressman, was born in 1819 in Ireland.

In 1862 he was elected a representative from Ohio to the thirty-eighth congress.

He died May 3, 1866, in Mansfield, Ohio.

Johnson, William Carey

lawyer, banker, state senator, was born Oct. 27, 1893, in Frankfort, Ohio. He was made prosecuting attorney of the fourth judicial district of Oregon; and has served as senator in the Oregon state legislature. He is vice-president of the Merchants' National bank of Portland, Ore.

Johnson, William Cost

lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born in 1806 in Frederick county, Md. He was a representative in congress from 1833 to 1835, and from 1837 to 1843. He served in the state legislature before entering and after he left congress. He died April 16, 1860, in Washington, D. C.

Johnson, William Smith

educator, college president, was born Oct. 8, 1869, in Clark county, Ark. In 1892 he was appointed president of the Mountain Home Baptist college of Arkansas.

Johnson, William Wallace

educator, clergyman, author, poet, was born Nov. 29, 1813, in Buckland, Mass. He was a member of the Wisconsin legislature in 1879. He is the author of three works, and a noted genealogist and poet.

Johnson, Willis Fletcher

journalist, lecturer, author, poet, was born Oct. 7, 1857, in New York city. For a number of years he has been on the editorial staff of the New York Tribune. He has lectured frequently and made many public addresses; and is the author of several books and a number of poems.

Johnson, Woolsey

physician, was born Feb. 8, 1842, in New York city. In 1881 he was appointed health commissioner of the city of New York. He died June 21, 1887, in New York city.

Johnston, Albert Sidney

soldier, was born Feb. 3, 1803, in Washington, Ky.

In 1836 he joined the Texas Patriots, and rapidly rose through all the grades to the command of his army. In 1838 he was made secretary of war of Texas; and in 1839 conducted a campaign against the Indians. He died April 6, 1862, Pittsburg Landing, Tenn. near

Johnston, Alexander

educator, author, was born April 29, 1849, in Brooklyn, N. Y. He was a professor of political economy at Princeton college in 1883- 89; and the author of The Genesis of a New England State; History of the United States for Schools; The United States, its History and Constitution; History of Connecticut; and History of American Politics. He died July 20, 1889, in Princeton, N. J.

Johnston, Amos Randall

lawyer, jurist, legislator, state senator, was born Sept. 28, 1810, in Maury county, Tenn.

Removing to Mississippi in 1830 he settled in Clinton, represented Hinds coun ty in the legislature as a whig in 1836, and was county clerk from 1837 till his election as probate judge in 1845. In 1875 he served in the state senate as a conservative democrat. He died June 25, 1870, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Johnston, Charles

congressman, was born in Connecticut. He was a representative in congress from New York from 1839 to 1841.

Johnston, Charles

legislator, congressman, was born in Chowan county, N. C. He was a member of the state legislature for many years; and was a representative in congress during the years 1801 and 1802. He died before the expiration of his term.