Joseph T. Johnson

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Joseph Travis Johnson (born February 28, 1858 in Brewerton , Laurens County , South Carolina , †  May 8, 1919 in Spartanburg , South Carolina) was an American politician . Between 1901 and 1915 he represented the state of South Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Joseph Johnson attended public schools in his home country and then Erskine College in Due West . He then taught as a teacher himself for a few years. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1883, he began to work in his new profession in Laurens and later in Spartansburg.

Politically, Johnson became a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional elections of 1900 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fourth constituency of South Carolina , where he succeeded Stanyarne Wilson on March 4, 1901 . He was confirmed in the following seven congressional elections. This allowed him to remain in Congress until his resignation on April 19, 1915 . During this time the 16th and 17th amendments were discussed and passed. It was about the nationwide income tax and the direct election of the US senators .

Johnson resigned after serving as a judge in the federal district court for the western district of South Carolina. He held this office until his death on May 8, 1919.

Web links

  • Joseph T. Johnson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Johnson, Joseph T.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Johnson, Joseph Travis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH Brewerton , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH May 8, 1919
Place of death Spartanburg , South Carolina