Joseph Johnson (1776–1862) was the twenty-seventh mayor of
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint o ...
, serving two terms from 1825 to 1827. He was re-elected to his second term on September 4, 1826. He also was the president of the Branch Bank of the United States from 1818 until its close
and authored a work titled "Traditions of South Carolina." Johnson died on October 6, 1862, in Pineville, South Carolina and is buried at St. Philips Episcopal Church in Charleston.
In his youth he operated the leading drug store in Charleston.
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Mayors of Charleston, South Carolina
1776 births
1862 deaths
People from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
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