Biography
Born on the island of Ireland (the entirety of which was then part of the U.K.) in 1819, Johnston immigrated to the United States and settled in Ohio. He attended the public schools. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Mansfield, Ohio, from 1859 to 1863. Johnston was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1864 to the Thirty-ninth Congress. He resumed the practice of law.Death
He died in Mansfield, Ohio, May 1, 1866. He was interred in Mansfield Cemetery.Sources
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnston, William 1819 births 1866 deaths Politicians from Mansfield, Ohio Ohio lawyers Irish emigrants to the United States 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American lawyers Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio