Amos Randall Johnston Explained

Amos Randall Johnston (– 1879) was a judge and state senator in Mississippi.^{[1] [2]}

A speech he gave in 1869 was published.^[3] He co-authored The Revised Code of the Statute Laws of the State of Mississippi (1871).^[4]

He was born in Columbia, Tennessee. He moved to Jackson, Mississippi where he served as editor of a Whig newspaper and was elected circuit clerk in Hinds County. He studied law and moved to Raymond, Mississippi where he was a probate judge.^[5]

He was a Whig.^[1] His son Frank Johnston was a Mississippi Assistant Attorney General.^[5]

External links

• Findagrave entry

Notes and References

1. News: 1879-07-02 . Death of Hon. Amos R. Johnston . 2 . The Clarion-Ledger . 2023-10-25.
2. Drake . Winbourne Magruder . October 1959 . The Mississippi Reconstruction Convention of 1865 . The Journal of Mississippi History.
3. Web site: Speech of Hon. Amos R. Johnston, at Sardis, Mississippi, on the 13th Day of October, A.D., 1869: Including Alcorn's Record, Etc. Amos Randall. Johnston. April 25, 1869. Google Books.
4. Web site: The Revised Code of the Statute Laws of the State of Mississippi. April 25, 1871. Alcorn & Fisher. Google Books.
5. Web site: The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Mississippi Department of Archives and. History. October 1, 1912. Department of Archives and History. Google Books.