Philip Johnson
Born: January 17, 1818
Birthplace: Polkville, Warren County, New Jersey
Wife: Margaret Ann Johnson Smith 1826-1909 (believed to be)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Education:
1842 – 1844: Trained as Teacher at Lafayette College
1847 – 1848: Attended Union Law School in Easton, Pennsylvania
Occupation before War:
1839 - Relocated to Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania
1844 – 1846: Plantation Tutor in Mississippi
1848 – 1867: Attorney in Easton, Pennsylvania
1848 – 1853: Northampton County Pennsylvania County Clerk
1853 – 1854: Pennsylvania State Representative
1859 – 1860: Pennsylvania Revenue Commissioner Third District
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1867: United States Congressman from Pennsylvania
1861 – 1863: Member of House Patents Committee
1861 – 1863: Member of House Roads and Canals Committee
1861 – 1863: Missed 640 Votes in the U.S. House of Representatives
1863 – 1865: Member of House Territories Committee
1863 – 1865: Missed 600 Votes in the U.S. House of Representatives
1864: Pennsylvania Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention
1865 – 1867: Ranking Member of House Public Buildings Committee
1865 – 1867: Member of House Post Office and Post Roads Committee
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1867: Missed 614 Votes in the U.S. House of Representatives
Died: January 29, 1867
Place of Death: Washington, D.C.
Age at time of Death: 49 years old
Cause of Death: Congestion of the Liver
Burial Place: Easton Cemetery, Easton, Pennsylvania
Philip Johnson (1818-1867) - Find a Grave Memorial
US Congressman. Elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-Seventh and two succeeding Congresses, representing Pennsylvania's 13th and 11th Districts, he served from 1861 until his death in office. Johnson was born in Polkville, Warren County, New Jersey. He trained as a teacher at Lafayette...
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Funeral Place: House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.
Cenotaph Place: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Philip Johnson (1818-1867) - Find a Grave Memorial
US Congressman. Elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-Seventh and two succeeding Congresses, representing Pennsylvania's 13th and 11th Districts, he served from 1861 until his death in office. Johnson was born in Polkville, Warren County, New Jersey. He trained as a teacher at Lafayette...
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