Francis Johnson (congressman)

Francis Johnson ( * June 19, 1776 in Caroline County, Virginia; † May 16, 1842 in Louisville, Kentucky ) was an American politician. Between 1820 and 1827 he represented the state of Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Francis Johnson received a good basic education. After a subsequent study of law and qualifying as a lawyer, he began to work in this profession. In 1796 he moved to the Woodford County in Kentucky. In 1807 he settled in Bowling Green. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic- Republican Party. In the years 1812, 1813 and 1815, he sat as an MP in the House of Representatives from Kentucky.

After the death of Mr David Walker Johnson was in the sixth constituency of Kentucky as his successor in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he took up his new mandate on 13 November 1820. This district he was represented by 3 March 1823 Congress. He then represented as the successor of Benjamin Hardin until March 3, 1827 tenth electoral district of his state. In the 1820s he joined the movement to President John Quincy Adams. Between 1821 and 1825 Johnson was chairman of the Postal Committee.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Francis Johnson moved to Louisville in Kentucky. There he practiced as a lawyer again. At times he was prosecutor in the fifth judicial district of Kentucky. He also ran unsuccessfully for the governorship of his state. He died on May 16, 1842 in Louisville.