Charles Fletcher Johnson

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Charles Fletcher Johnson

Charles Fletcher Johnson (* 14. February 1859 in Winslow , Kennebec County , Maine ; †  15. February 1930 in Saint Petersburg , Florida ) was an American lawyer and politician ( Democratic Party ), of the state of Maine in the US Senate took .

Charles Johnson attended the public schools of his home country and the Waterville Classical Institute before graduating from Bowdoin College in Brunswick in 1879 . He then worked from 1881 to 1886 as the head of the high school in Machias . After studying law , he was inducted into the Bar in 1886 and began practicing law in Waterville .

In 1892 , the Democrats first made him a candidate for election to governor of Maine; however, he was defeated by Republican Henry B. Cleaves . Two years later, Johnson faced Cleaves again, but this time lost even more. In the meantime, he was elected mayor of Waterville in 1893. He was a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1905 and 1907 .

Finally, Johnson won the election to US Senator for Maine in 1910, whereupon he succeeded the no longer-running Republican Eugene Hale in Washington, DC on March 4, 1911 . In the Senate, he served as chairman of the fisheries and pension committees. Johnson ran for re-election in 1916, but was defeated by his Republican opponent Frederick Hale , the son of his predecessor, and consequently had to leave Congress on March 3, 1917 .

Just a few months after retiring from the Senate, Johnson was nominated by US President Woodrow Wilson as a judge on the federal appeals court for the first district court. After his confirmation by the Senate, he took the place of the resigned William LeBaron Putnam on October 1, 1917 , and held it until April 30, 1929. On that day he switched to senior status , officially remaining a member of the court, but de facto retired. He died the following year while visiting Florida.

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SURNAME Johnson, Charles Fletcher
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Winslow , Maine
DATE OF DEATH February 15, 1930
Place of death Saint Petersburg , Florida