| Albert Johnson | |
| State House: | Mississippi |
| Term Start: | 1870 |
| Term End: | 1871 |
| Birth Place: | Kentucky, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Profession: | Politician |
Albert Johnson was an American state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Warren County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1870 and 1871.[1]
He was born in Kentucky. He was enslaved and worked as a plasterer.[1] In 1868, the Vicksburg Herald newspaper ran an account of an event at which he gave a speech.[2] He was the first African American to serve on Warren County’s Board of Supervisors. He was a Republican.[3] In 1872 the paper reported that Johnson "cow-hides" a "carpetbagger".[4]
He repudiated the view of a local reverend and stated he wanted harmony between blacks and whites.[5]