Charles Johnston (politician)

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Charles Johnston (born February 14, 1793 in Salisbury , Connecticut , † September 1, 1845 in Poughkeepsie , New York ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1839 and 1841 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles Johnston attended community schools. Then he moved to Poughkeepsie. Johnston was studying law . After receiving his license to practice law, he began to practice. Politically, Johnston was a Whig Party member. In the congressional elections of 1838 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of New York , where he succeeded Obadiah Titus on March 4, 1839 . In 1840 he suffered a defeat in his re-election and resigned from Congress on March 3, 1841 . He then worked as a lawyer in Poughkeepsie until his death on September 1, 1845. His body was buried in the cemetery of Christ Episcopal Church and reburied in the Rural Cemetery in 1861 .

Web links

  • Charles Johnston in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Johnston, Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1793
PLACE OF BIRTH Salisbury , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH September 1, 1845
Place of death Poughkeepsie , New York