Francis Johnson (politician)

Francis Johnson (born June 19, 1776 in Caroline County , Colony of Virginia , †  May 16, 1842 in Louisville , Kentucky ) was an American politician . Between 1820 and 1827 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Francis Johnson received a good primary education. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in this profession. In 1796 he moved to Woodford County , Kentucky. In 1807 he settled in Bowling Green . Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Republican Party . He was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1812, 1813, and 1815 .

After the death of Representative David Walker , Johnson was elected in the sixth constituency of Kentucky as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on November 13, 1820. He was able to represent this district in Congress until March 3, 1823 . He then represented the tenth constituency of his state as the successor to Benjamin Hardin until March 3, 1827. In the 1820s he joined the movement around President John Quincy Adams . Between 1821 and 1825, Johnson was Chairman of the Postal Committee.

After serving in the US House of Representatives, Francis Johnson moved to Louisville, Kentucky. There he practiced as a lawyer again. At times he was also a prosecutor in the Kentucky Fifth Judicial District. He also ran unsuccessfully for the office of governor of his state. He died in Louisville on May 16, 1842.

Web links

• Francis Johnson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Francis Johnson in the database of Find a Grave (English)