Charles Phillip Johnson (January 18, 1836 - May 21, 1920) was an American politician and attorney who served as Missouri lieutenant governor from 1873 until 1875.

Biography

Johnson was born in

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on January 18, 1836. His maternal grandparents were from

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. His mother was born in Mississippi River island community of

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. His father was born in

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. He briefly attended McKendree College. Johnson had been a newspaper editor for two years before he took up the study of law. Four years later he became city attorney in St. Louis. Johnson had helped organize Missouri troops for the Union cause during the Civil War. He served in the Missouri legislature before and after his term as lieutenant governor. In the 1880s, when the

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was breaking up, the strong Union-supporter Johnson was one of the defense attorneys for

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. Johnson taught law at

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for many years. He died at his son's home in St. Louis on May 21, 1920. He was buried at

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Charles Phillip 1836 births 1920 deaths Lieutenant Governors of Missouri Missouri lawyers Missouri Republicans 19th-century American lawyers Burials at Bellefontaine Cemetery Washington University in St. Louis faculty