John Johnson Sr.
John Johnson | |
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4th Chancellor of Maryland | |
In office 1821–1824 | |
Preceded by | William Kilty |
Succeeded by | Theodorick Bland |
Attorney General of Maryland | |
In office 1806–1811 | |
Governor | Robert Wright Edward Lloyd |
Preceded by | John Thomson Mason |
Succeeded by | John Montgomery |
Personal details | |
Born | Annapolis, Maryland | 12 September 1770
Died | 30 July 1824 Hancock, Maryland | (aged 53)
Spouse |
Deborah Ghieselen (m. 1794) |
Children | Reverdy Johnson John Johnson Jr. George Johnson |
John Johnson Sr. (September 12, 1770 – July 30, 1824) was a Maryland attorney and judge, and the fourth Chancellor of Maryland, from 1821 to 1824.[1]
Early life
Johnson was born in Annapolis, Maryland, on September 12, 1770. He was the son of Anne and Robert Johnson, who was said to have been a revolutionary officer.[2] This cannot be positively ascertained.[1] The incidents of Johnson's early life "seem to be lost in obscurity".[1]
Career
He settled in
He was Attorney-General March 25, 1811, when he was appointed Judge of the
Chancellor of Maryland
Upon the death of William Kilty, Johnson was the sole candidate considered for the office of Chancellor of Maryland.[1] He was immediately appointed and accepted.[1] He was appointed to this position on October 15, 1821, but his term was comparatively short and few of his opinions are given in the reports of the Court of Appeals, most of the cases that went up on appeal containing the bare decree of the Chancellor below.[1] He was one of the Boundary Commissioners to settle the dispute between Maryland and Virginia.[1]
Personal life
On January 9, 1794, he married Deborah (
- Reverdy Johnson (1796–1876),[3] who married Mary Mackall Bowie (1801–1873),[4] the sister of Thomas Fielder Bowie[5]
- John Johnson Jr. (1798–1856) who would become the last Chancellor of Maryland.[6][7]
- Mary Johnson (b. 1802)
- George Johnson (1817–1892), who married Henrietta E. Harwood (1819–1895)
- William Johnson
He died at
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m William J. Marbury, "The High Court of Chancery and the Chancellors of Maryland", Report of the Tenth Annual Meeting of the Maryland State Bar Association, (1905), p. 137-155.
- ^ a b "John Johnson, MSA SC 3520-14713". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "Mr. Reverdy Johnson". The New York Times. 11 February 1876. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Death at Mrs. Reverdy Johnson". The New York Times. 20 March 1873. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "THE LATE REVERDY JOHNSON". The New York Times. 13 February 1876. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "John Johnson (Johnson, John, 1798-1856, reporter)". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ Gill, Richard W.; Johnson, John (1 September 1833). "Reports of cases argued and determined in the Court of Appeals of Maryland: [1829-1842] ..." catalog.hathitrust.org. F. Lucas, Jr. Retrieved 11 May 2017.