Charles Clement Johnston
Charles Clement Johnston | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 22nd district | |
In office March 4, 1831 – June 17, 1832 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Draper |
Succeeded by | Joseph Draper |
Personal details | |
Born | April 30, 1795 Prince Edward County, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | June 17, 1832 (aged 37) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
Charles Clement Johnston (April 30, 1795 – June 17, 1832) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, and educated at home, he moved with his parents to his grandfather's house, Panicello, near Abingdon, Virginia, in 1811. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1818 and commenced practice in Abingdon, Virginia. He was elected as a Jacksonian Democrat to the 22nd Congress and served from March 4, 1831, until his death by drowning near one of the docks in Alexandria, DC at the age of 37, on June 17, 1832. Johnston is interred in the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C.
His brother Joseph E. Johnston, was a Confederate general and also, much later, a U.S. Representative. The Johnston political family of Virginia also includes a nephew, John W. Johnston, who was a United States Senator, and grandnephew Henry Bowen, also a U.S. Representative for Virginia.
See also
[edit]References
[edit] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- ^ United States Congress. "Charles Clement Johnston (id: J000185)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Charles Clement Johnston, former Representative for Virginia's 22nd Congressional District". GovTrack.us. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
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