Charles Johnson (died July 23, 1802) was a Congressional representative from North Carolina. Johnson was born in Scotland;[1][2] engaged as a planter; elected to the Continental Congress in 1781, 1784, and 1785, but did not attend; served in the state senate in 1781–1784, 1788–1790, and 1792 (and as Speaker in 1789 after the death of Richard Caswell); elected as a Republican in a special election to the Seventh Congress (serving from March 4, 1801, until his death on July 23, 1802, in Bandon, near Edenton, North Carolina); interment in Edenton Cemetery.[3]
Charles Johnson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1801 – July 23, 1802 | |
| Preceded by | David Stone |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Wynns |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Scotland |
| Died | July 23, 1802 Bandon, near Edenton, North Carolina, United States |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican Party |
Biography
editJohnson served in the North Carolina Senate representing Chowan County, North Carolina, from 1781 to 1784 and from 1788 to 1792.[3]
Johnson built the original section of the Strawberry Hill plantation home.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Charles Johnson or something like that". The New York Evening Post. April 9, 1802.
- ^ a b Mary A. Hinson and Elizabeth Moore (November 1979). "Strawberry Hill" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ a b Moore, James Elliott (1988). "Charles Johnson". NCPEDIA. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- "CSR Documents by Johnston, Charles." Colonial and State Records of North Carolina. Documenting the American South, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. https://docsouth.unc.edu/csr/index.html/creators/csr10613
- U.S. Congress Biographical Directory entry
- OurCampaigns.com OurCampaigns.com
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