John Johnson (1805February 5, 1867) was a Democratic

U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...

from

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for one term from 1851 to 1853.

Biography

John Johnson was born near

Dungannon Dungannon () is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the second-largest town in the county (after Omagh) and had a population of 14,340 at the 2011 Census. The Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council had its headquarters in the ...

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, Ireland. He came to the United States in 1816, and to

Coshocton, Ohio Coshocton is a city in and the county seat of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States approximately 63 mi (102 km) ENE of Columbus. The population was 11,216 at the 2010 census. The Walhonding River and the Tuscarawas River meet in Cos ...

in 1820. He learned the tanner's trade from his step-father, James Renfrew. He was a member of the merchandising and banking firm, W. K. Johnson & Co. He entered politics in 1843, serving in the

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, then later as a delegate from Coshocton County to the Ohio state Constitutional Convention in 1850 and 1851. Later he served as a U.S. Representative for

's 16th District from 1851 to 1853.

Family life

Johnson was a member of the

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...

church. He was married to Harriet Humrickhouse, and had no children.

Death

He is buried at Oakbridge Cemetery in

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* 1805 births 1867 deaths People from Coshocton, Ohio Ohio Independents Ohio state senators Ohio Constitutional Convention (1850) Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923) Politicians from County Tyrone Ohio Democratic-Republicans Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century American politicians Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio {{Ohio-Representative-stub