JOHNSON, Jacob, a Representative from Utah; born in Aalborg, Denmark, November 1, 1847; immigrated to the United States in 1854 and was admitted to citizenship in California in 1868; attended…
JOHNSON, James, a Representative from Georgia; born in Robeson County, N.C., February 12, 1811; was graduated from the University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., 1832; taught school; studied law; was…
JOHNSON, Albert, a Representative from Washington; born in Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill., March 5, 1869; attended the public and high schools at Atchison and Hiawatha, Kans.; reporter on…
JOHNSON, Noble Jacob, a Representative from Indiana; born in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., August 23, 1887; attended public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1911 and…
Senate Years of Service: 1818-1824; 1844-1849Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay Republican; WhigJOHNSON, Henry, a Senator and a Representative from Louisiana; born in Virginia September…
Senate Years of Service: 1923-1925Party: Farmer LaboriteJOHNSON, Magnus, a Senator and a Representative from Minnesota; born near Karlstad in Ed Parish, Varmland, Sweden, September 19, 1871;…
(Encyclopedia) Aguiyi-Ironsi, Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe, 1924–1966, Nigerian military officer and political leader. An Igbo from Umuahia, he joined the Nigerian army in 1942 and received military…
Senate Years of Service: 1914-1915Party: DemocratCAMDEN, Johnson Newlon, Jr., (son of the Johnson Newlon Camden), a Senator from Kentucky; born in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., January 5,…
(Encyclopedia) tall tale, extravagantly and humorously exaggerated story of the backwoods exploits of an American frontiersman. Originating in the 1820s, the genre remained popular well into the 20th…
