Noadiah Johnson (1795

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– April 4, 1839

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) was an American lawyer, newspaperman, and politician who served one term as a

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from

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from 1833 to 1835.

Life

He removed to

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, in 1817. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in

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. He was District Attorney of Delaware County from 1825 to 1833. He was one of the publishers of the ''Delaware Gazette''.

Political career

Johnson was elected as a Jacksonian to the

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, holding office from March 4, 1833, to March 3, 1835. He was a member of the

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(3rd D.) from 1837 until his death, sitting in the 60th, 61st and

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Death and burial

He died on April 4, 1839, and was buried at the Old Delhi Cemetery,

Family

State Senator

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was his brother.

Sources

''The American Biographical Sketch Book''
by William Hunt (1849; pg. 219) {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Noadiah 1795 births 1839 deaths Democratic Party New York (state) state senators People from Delhi, New York Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American lawyers County district attorneys in New York (state) Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)