Frederick A. Johnson Explained

Frederick A. Johnson
Office:Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
Constituency: (1883–85)
(1885–87)
Term Start:March 4, 1883
Term End:March 3, 1887
Preceded:John Hammond
Succeeded:John H. Moffitt
Birth Date:January 2, 1833
Birth Place:Fort Edward, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Glens Falls, New York, U.S.
Spouse:Harriet Elizabeth Locke Johnson
Children:Albert Cheney Johnson
Profession:bankerpolitician
Party:Republican

Frederick Avery Johnson (January 2, 1833 – July 17, 1893) was an American politician and banker who served a U.S. Representative from New York from 1883 to 1887. He was a member of the Republican Party and a resident of Glens Falls, New York.

Biography

Born in Fort Edward, New York, Johnson attended the common schools and graduated from Glens Falls Academy in nearby Glens Falls, New York. He married Harriet Elizabeth Locke on September 1, 1858.[1]

Career

Johnson engaged in banking and in the wool business in New York City and later in banking in Glens Falls. He served as president of the village of Glens Falls.

Elected as a Republican to the 48th United States Congress representing New York's eighteenth district, Johnson served from March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1885. He was then elected to the 49th United States Congress representing New York's twenty-first district from March 4, 1885, to March 3, 1887.[2] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1886.

Death

Johnson died at Glens Falls, Warren County, New York on July 17, 1893 (age 60 years, 196 days). He is interred at Glens Falls Cemetery (also known as Bay Street Cemetery), Glens Falls, New York.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frederick A. Johnson. Find A Grave. 25 July 2013.
  2. Web site: Frederick A. Johnson. Govtrack US Congress. 25 July 2013.
  3. Web site: Frederick A. Johnson. The Political Graveyard. 25 July 2013.