Johnson N. Camden

Johnson Newlon Camden ( born March 6, 1828 Lewis County, Virginia; † April 25, 1908 in Baltimore, Maryland ) was an American politician (Democratic Party), who represented the state of West Virginia in the U.S. Senate.

Johnson Camden came in today's West Virginia at the world and went to school in Sutton. In 1846 he joined as a cadet in the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, which he left in 1848 at his own request. He subsequently studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1851 and began to practice in Sutton. In the same year he was appointed prosecutor of Braxton County. In 1852 he took office in Nicholas County. At this time he also worked as a businessman in the petroleum industry and the manufacturing industry. In 1862 he became the first president of the First National Bank in Parkersburg.

After the founding of the State of West Virginia Camden began to engage in politics. In 1868 he stood as a candidate in the gubernatorial election, but was defeated by Republican William E. Stevenson. Four years later he came in again and lost against incumbent John J. Jacob. Finally, he was in 1880 elected to the U.S. Senate, where he initially heard of 4 March 1881 to 3 March 1887. After working for some time again as a lawyer in Parkersburg, he returned on January 25, 1893 back to Congress, where he succeeded the late Senator John E. Kenna. Camden finished its up to the March 3, 1895 current term of office and was there among other things, Chairman of the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expense and a member of the railroad committee.

After the end of his political career Johnson Camden went back to his business activities. He died in 1908 in Baltimore and was buried in Parkersburg. His son Johnson was also politicians and sat for Kentucky in the U.S. Senate.