Ellis N. Johnson Jr.

Ellis N. Johnson Jr.
Ellis N. Johnson Jr.
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives; from the Stark County district
	In office; 1870–1874 Serving with Samuel C. Bowman
Preceded by	Joseph Dilworth and Joseph Thompson
Succeeded by	Edward Brook and Johnson Sherrick
Personal details
Born	May 22, 1826; Mount Union, Stark County, Ohio, U.S.
Died	July 27, 1902 (aged 76)
Spouse	Jane Scott (m. 1853)
Children	1
Education	Mount Union College
Alma mater	Marlborough College; Cleveland Law School
Occupation	Politician; educator; civil servant;

Ellis N. Johnson Jr. (May 22, 1826 – July 27, 1902) was an American politician and educator from Ohio. He founded

Southwestern Normal School (later California University of Pennsylvania) in 1852. He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives

from 1870 to 1874.

Early life

Ellis N. Johnson Jr. was born on May 22, 1826, to Doreas (née Moffat) and Ellis N. Johnson (1789–1889), in Mount Union,

Mount Union College.^[3]^[5] He later graduated from Cleveland Law School.^[5]^{[citation needed}

]

Career

Johnson taught at Mount Union College. In 1852, Johnson founded

Southwestern Normal School (later named California University of Pennsylvania) in Washington, Pennsylvania. He was its first principal, serving from 1852 to 1860.^[3]^[5]^[6] After graduating from Cleveland Law School, he returned to teach in Alliance.^[3]

Johnson served in the

U.S. Department of War. He served as special examiner in the U.S. Pension Office for four years.^[5]