(Encyclopedia) Field, Stephen Johnson, 1816–99, American jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1863–97), b. Haddam, Conn. After practicing law for several years in New York City with…
JOHNSON, James, (brother of Richard Mentor Johnson and John Telemachus Johnson and uncle of Robert Ward Johnson), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Orange County, Va., January 1, 1774;…
Senate Years of Service: 1857-1862; 1875-1875Party: Democrat; DemocratJOHNSON, Andrew, (father-in-law of David Trotter Patterson), a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee and a Vice…
JOHNSON, Cave, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Robertson County, Tenn., January 11, 1793; pursued an academic course and attended Cumberland College, Nashville, Tenn.; studied law;…
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Samuel, 1696–1772, American clergyman, educator, and philosopher, b. Guilford, Conn., grad. Collegiate School (now Yale), 1714; father of William Samuel Johnson. He became a…
JOHNSON, Bill, a Representative from Ohio; born in Roseboro, Sampson County, N.C., November 10, 1954; B.S., Troy University, Troy, Ala., 1979; M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,…
Senate Years of Service: 1819-1829Party: Democratic Republican; Jackson Republican; JacksonianJOHNSON, Richard Mentor, (brother of James Johnson [1774-1826] and John Telemachus Johnson, and…
JOHNSON, Charles, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Chowan County, N.C., birth date unknown; pursued an academic course; engaged as a planter; elected to the Continental Congress,…