Waldo Porter Johnson
Born: September 16, 1817
Birthplace: Bridgeport, Virginia (West Virginia)
Father: William Johnson 1791 – 1868
(Buried: Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, West Virginia)
Mother: Olive Waldo 1798 – 1852
(Buried: Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, West Virginia)
Wife: Emily M. Moore 1822 – 1884
(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri)
Children:
William Tell Johnson 1848 – 1930
(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri)
Thomas Moore Johnson 1851 – 1919
(Buried: Osceola Cemetery, Osceola, Missouri)
St. Clair Johnson 1855 – 1900
(Buried: Osceola Cemetery, Osceola, Missouri)
May Johnson 1857 – 1857
(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri)
Charles P. Johnson 1859 – 1901
(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Education:
1839: Graduated from Rector College
Occupation before War:
1841 – 1842: Attorney in Harrison County, Virginia
Attorney in Osceola, Missouri
Served in the Mexican–American War, First Missouri Mounted Volunteers
1847: Missouri State Representative
1848 – 1851: Circuit Attorney in Missouri
1851 – 1852: Judge of Missouri Seventh Judicial Circuit
1852 – 1861: Attorney in Osceola, Missouri
Civil War Career:
1861: Member of Washington, D.C. Peace Conference
1861 – 1862: United States Senator from Missouri
1861 – 1862: Ranking Member of Senate Pensions Committee
1862: Expelled from U.S. Senate for support of the rebellion
Lt. Colonel of 4th Missouri Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded twice during the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas
Engaged in recruiting for the forces of Major General Sterling Price
1863 – 1865: Confederate States Senator from Missouri
1863 – 1865: Member of Senate Claims Committee
1864 – 1865: Member of Senate Foreign Relations Committee
1864 – 1865: Member of Senate Indian Affairs Committee
Always favored taking the war to the enemy
Advocated the strong kind of legislation, including a 50 percent tax on all property.
Highly critical of the way Confederate affairs were managed.
Supported every effort made in Congress to reform the cabinet
1865: Joined the scheme to force Davis to turn the prosecution of the war over to Lee, Joe Johnston, and Beauregard.
Missouri’s leading critic of western commanding officers.
Known as a spokesman for Governor Reynolds against alleged neglect of western interests.
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1866: Lived in Canada after he fled the United States
1866 – 1885: Attorney in Osceola, Missouri
1875: President of Missouri State Constitutional Convention
Died: August 14, 1885
Place of Death: Osceola, Missouri
Age at time of Death: 67 years old
Burial Place: Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri
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