Stephen C. Johnson was an American lawyer and politician from

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Life

He was the son of Jotham Johnson and Hannah (Crosby) Johnson, and was born in

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. In November 1826, he removed to Delhi, New York, where he studied law, first with his brother

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(1795–1839) who was District Attorney of Delaware County from 1827 to 1833, and then with

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. Stephen was admitted to the bar in 1830, and on January 6, 1831, he married Mary Ann Swift (1808–1886). He was a member of the

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(3rd D.) from 1844 to 1847, sitting in the 67th, 68th, 69th and

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Sources

''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 134f and 142; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
''The American Biographical Sketch Book''
by William Hunt (1849; pg. 216–219) Year of birth missing Year of death missing Democratic Party New York (state) state senators People from Delhi, New York People from Thompson, Connecticut 19th-century American legislators 19th-century New York (state) politicians {{NewYork-NYSenate-stub