Philip Johnson (congressman) explained

Philip Johnson
Image Name:Philip Johnson congressman.jpg
Restingplace:Easton Cemetery
State1:Pennsylvania
District1:11th
Term Start1:March 4, 1863
Term End1:January 29, 1867
Preceded1:James Hepburn Campbell
Succeeded1:Daniel Myers Van Auken
State2:Pennsylvania
District2:13th
Term Start2:March 4, 1861
Term End2:March 3, 1863
Preceded2:William Harrison Dimmick
Succeeded2:Henry Wells Tracy
Office3:Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Term3:1853–1854
Birthname:Phillip Johnson
Birth Date:17 January 1818
Birth Place:Knowlton Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Death Place:Washington, D.C., U.S.
Party:Democratic

Philip Johnson (January 17, 1818  - January 29, 1867) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1861 to 1867.

Biography

Philip Johnson was born in Polkville in Knowlton Township, New Jersey. He moved to Upper Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania, in 1839. He attended the common schools and Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, from 1842 to 1844. He was a plantation tutor in Mississippi from 1844 to 1846. He returned to Pennsylvania, studied law, and attended Union Law School in Easton.

Early career

He was admitted to the bar in 1848 and commenced practice in Easton. He served as county court clerk from 1848 to 1853.

He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1853 and 1854. He served as revenue commissioner of the third judicial district in 1859 and 1860. He was a delegate to the 1864 Democratic National Convention.

Congress

Johnson was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-seventh, Thirty-eighth, and Thirty-ninth Congresses and until his death.

Death and burial

He died in Washington, D.C., on January 29, 1867, at the age of 49. His body was interred in Easton Cemetery.

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