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lepn-sentative. iiMnini^sioner of
scIhhiI
lailj^lil
law
prartici* of
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was i-ounly f«)nrt ciiTk wa» a Pennsylvania stale ISJUJ he was revenue In
the third judicial district. In lSll|-(t,'{ ami in 18ii.> (i7 he was a repre^^•ntative from Pennsylvania to the thirty-
seventh and thirty-ninth eonj;re-.ses as a piililiean.
He
died .Ian. 2U, 18(>7, in
re-
Wash-
ington, J).C
Johnson, Philip Carrigan, naval ofllcer. was l»orii Nov. 21. 1S27, in Maine, lie served as eliief si^ial uHicer of the navy; and in IS.K4 wa"» pmnioted to the rank ot eoinniodore and placed in command of Portsmoiitli
was promoted to He died .fan. 2S.
iu»vy-yard. Me •niral" in ISS7.
twellty-thinl and twenty fourth eimIn I8:l7 41 he was vicc-presid«Mil the I'niled States chosen hy the >«-nate. He died on Nov. 1!», 1850. in Frankfort, Ky. Johnson, Richard M., Kvturer. author, was horn in 1822. He was a famou- l«fHe lurer aiul novelist of Baltimore, .Md. was the author of Two (Jray Tourists; Studies, Lit««rary and Social; The Prinu'S
-.econil.
gresses. iif.
Neighhors; and English Classic-*, 'I heir u Historical Sketch. He di»-<l Sept. 23, 18»7.
and
Baltimore, Md.
in
soldier, author, was Keh. 7. 1827. in Livingston county. Ky. graduated from the I'nited Statfs
Johnson, Richard l.orn
In 1840 he
military academy nt West Point; and wa-* appointed siH'ond lieii-
rear-a«l-
1S«7, in
Portsmouth. N.ll. Johnson, Reverdy, lawyer. I'nitecl States was horn .May 21, 17iH{. He };raduatc<l from St. John's college. In was admitted to I SI.') the practice of law; .-4^ and commenced practicing .l«l.
Annapoli<>.
in
where
appointed torney.
he
was
state's
at-
1S17
he
In
moved to Baltimore; and in 1K20 27 edited several
reports of the .Maryland court of apIn 1S2I-27 was mi'mlH^r a of t h e .Maryland -.tate senate; in iS4r>-4!) and IS)).*!i!S iie wjis a nn-mlx-r of the I'nited ."states M-nate from .Maryland: an«l in IK45>-.'>U was
- >ppointed at toriH-y general. In I8r»| he wa^
- i
dclfgate to the peace convention; and wa.s p«-a!s.
.ig^iin Ill
a
memhev
ISliS
In-
of
was
a
the stale legislature. minister of Kiighuid.
Annapolis. Md. Johnson, Richard Mentor, ninth vice-pres-
lie di<-il
id
lit
man.
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1S7(5. in
nited Slates, soldier, congressI'nited .^tali-s senator, was lM»rn Hcl. 17, 1781, nt Hryant's Station. Ky. IN- atIctidcd the Tr.insyl. vania university; then
of the
I
s(iir|ic<l
admitted
law and wa^ to
practice.
180.1 In he was a niemhcT f>f the Kentucky IigiNlat ure. Hp
served in the war of 8 2 as colonel of vo|1
^
liom
Kentucky.
rs. In 1820 2!» he was a niemlier r»f I nifcd Slates senate lie great Iv distinguished
himself at the haltl" of the Thames, ami the eliief. 'lecumseh. is >ai<l to have hccn dulv killed hy liis hand. In 1814 he was appointed Indian commis-.ioiK'r. In I807 U> and 182!I-:J7 he was a repr»'s«>ntative from Kentm-ky to the tenth, eleventh, twelfth. Iliirteenth, fourleenth. twentv-lirst, twenty.
WAS
18'>.»
appointed
lie
first
the in lieutenant Tnited States army; and suhse<|Uently promoted to ujajorgen-
meritorious for the serviws during civil war; and wa* active from retired s«>rvice in 1807 on acr«Mint of wounds received during the civil «ar. In 1881 he was democratic candidate lor governor of Minnesota, in which state he resi<|i'd at St. Paul until his death in 181)7. He was the author of A Life of .Major-(!eneral (Jeorge H. Thomas; and Reminiscences of a Soldier in Peace anti NNar. eral
He died April 21. I81>7. in St. Paul, Minn. Johnson, Robert, colonial g«»vernor, was Ih- was colonial governor of horn in l(i82. In South Carolina in 1719 and 17.'t(l-.'l.'>. I7:H he matle a treaty with tlu- (.'herokees. I7.t.'>, "in Charleston, S.C. lie di< il May Johnson, Robert Underwood, journalist, poet,
- inthor.
was
lK»rn
.Ian.
12.
18.>:{.
in
In 1873 he lK>came eonI).C. with the editorial stalf of the CenScrihner'n calhil then .Magazine, liirv Monthly. In 1881 he became associate editor of that magjizine; and during 188:i-8!»
Washington. uccIihI
was associate editor of the Century War Papers, which were afterward puhlished in four volumes «>ntitlpd Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. He conceived the movement resulting in the creation of the Vosomite
W of
He is Home and Other
national park.
inter
the author r.f The INhmus; ami S«»ugs
l,il>erty.
Johnson, Robert Ward, lawyer, congrc8»-
1
untci
In
tenant.
^^b^ ^^^^ -
senator, diplomat, in . napolis. Md.
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iiiled
l
Slahs senator, was
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in
He reuKtvi"*! t<» Pine Kentucky. and practiced law. In 1847representative from Arkansas lie to Hh- thirtieth, thirty-lirst and thirty-M-eond j'ongresses; and in |8.»:Mil he was He died in 1870 in niled States senator. 1814
BlulTs.
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in
Ark., was a
I
Pine
llliiir^. Ark. Johnson, Rossiter, author, poet, was born He has 27. 1841), in Rochester. .Y. •'dilcd Appleton's .Annual Cyclopanlia since
•Ian.
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