Parsons King Johnson (May 8, 1816 – November 23, 1907) was an American pioneer.
Born in
Brandon, Vermont
Brandon is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,129.
History
On October 20, 1761, the town of Neshobe was chartered to Capt. Josiah Powers. In October 1784, the name of the town was chang ...
, he settled in
St. Paul
Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...
,
Minnesota Territory
The Territory of Minnesota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 3, 1849, until May 11, 1858, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Minnesota and west ...
in 1849. He was the first person to settle in what is now
Mankato, Minnesota
Mankato ( ) is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the state of Minnesota. The population was 44,488 according to the 2020 census, making it the 21st-largest city in Minnesota, and the 5th-largest outside of the Minnea ...
. He served in the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives in 1849 and 1856. Johnson was a tailor. His brother-in-law was
Henry Jackson; his grandson was
Frank B. Johnson. Johnson died in St. Paul, Minnesota.
['Minnesota Historical State Collections,' Minnesota Historical Society: 1920 pg. 61-62]
Notes
1816 births
1907 deaths
People from Brandon, Vermont
Politicians from Mankato, Minnesota
Politicians from Saint Paul, Minnesota
Members of the Minnesota Territorial Legislature
19th-century American politicians
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