Charles Phillip Johnson
Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
In office
1873–1875
Personal details
Born(1836-01-18)January 18, 1836
Lebanon, Illinois
DiedMay 21, 1920(1920-05-21) (aged 84)
St. Louis, Missouri
Resting placeBellefontaine Cemetery
OccupationPolitician, lawyer
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Charles Phillip Johnson (January 18, 1836 - May 21, 1920) was an American politician and attorney who served as Missouri lieutenant governor from 1873 until 1875.

Biography

Johnson was born in Lebanon, Illinois on January 18, 1836.[1] His maternal grandparents were from Virginia. His mother was born in Mississippi River island community of Kaskaskia, Illinois. His father was born in Philadelphia. He briefly attended McKendree College.[2]

Johnson had been a newspaper editor for two years before he took up the study of law. Four years later he became city attorney in St. Louis. Johnson had helped organize Missouri troops for the Union cause during the Civil War. He served in the Missouri legislature before and after his term as lieutenant governor. In the 1880s, when the James–Younger Gang was breaking up, the strong Union-supporter Johnson was one of the defense attorneys for Frank James. Johnson taught law at Washington University for many years.[3]

He died at his son's home in St. Louis on May 21, 1920.[4] He was buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery.[5]

References

  1. ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. VI. James T. White & Company. 1896. p. 41. Retrieved November 24, 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ A. J. D. Stewart, ed. (1898). The History of the Bench and Bar of Missouri: With Reminiscences of the Prominent Lawyers of the Past, and a Record of the Law's Leaders of the Present. St. Louis, Missouri: The Legal Publishing Company. pp. 230-233.
  3. ^ Bob Piddy (1982). Across Our Wide Missouri: Volume I, January through June. Independence, MO: Independence Press. pp. 46–47.
  4. ^ "Chas. P. Johnson Dies Suddenly at Home of Son". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. May 21, 1920. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved July 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lawyer who Won Commutation for C. Dewein is Dead". Belleville News-Democrat. May 22, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved July 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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Party political offices Preceded byJoseph J. Gravely Liberal Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri 1872 Succeeded byNone Political offices Preceded byVacant Lieutenant Governor of Missouri 1873–1875 Succeeded byNorman Jay Coleman
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