Henry Johnson was the Governor of Louisiana, and served as a United States Representative and as a United States Senator. Johnson was born in Davidson County, Tennessee in September, 1783. Other sources indicate he was born in Virginia. The family is said to have resided in southern Virginia, where Johnson became member of Virginia Bar. Johnson was married to Elizabeth Key, daughter of Philip B. Key, a cousin of Francis Scott Key.

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  • Henry Johnson was the Governor of Louisiana, and served as a United States Representative and as a United States Senator. Johnson was born in Davidson County, Tennessee in September, 1783. Other sources indicate he was born in Virginia. The family is said to have resided in southern Virginia, where Johnson became member of Virginia Bar. Johnson was married to Elizabeth Key, daughter of Philip B. Key, a cousin of Francis Scott Key. In 1809, Johnson moved to the Territory of Orleans, as Clerk of the Second Superior Court of the Territory. In 1811, he was appointed Clerk of the newly-formed St. Mary Parish. In 1812, he lost a bid to the U.S. Congress. After his defeat, he practiced law in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Upon the death of U.S. Senator William C.C. Claiborne in 1818, Johnson was appointed to fill his vacancy. He was elected by the legislature to a full 6-year Senate term in 1823 on a promise not to run for Governor in 1824. He did run, however, and was elected Governor the next year. He served as Louisiana Governor from 1824 until 1828. At this time, the legislature moved the seat of government to Donaldsonville in a compromise between the Anglo-American leaders who wanted the capital out of New Orleans and the Creoles who wanted to retain the seat of government within a French area. Riots over this his same issue had forced the resignation of the previously elected Governor, Thomas B. Robertson in 1824. Johnson benefited from a bitter division among the Creoles to get elected, then luckily enjoyed the fruits of a visit to Louisiana by Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette. That visit allayed the bitter Creole-Anglo split, but Johnson was to inflame the conflict once again by taking the side of the "Anglos" in a dispute about cotton and sugar cultivation. The creation of two financial institutions promoted prosperity during Johnson's term: the Louisiana State Bank and the Consolidated Association of Planters of Louisiana. He improved commerce within Louisiana by forming the Internal Improvement Board to maintain and build roads and canals. In 1830, Johnson ran for his old Senate seat against Dominique Bouligny and backed Edward Douglass White Sr. against Edward Livingston for the 1st District in Congress, John Quincy Adams for President and Pierre Derbigny for Governor. While his "ticket" were all elected, Johnson lost his own race for the Senate against Bouligny. He was elected as a Whig to the United States Congress in 1834, upon the resignation of Edward Douglass White Sr. and he served from 1834-1839. In 1844, Johnson was appointed to fill the vacant U.S. Senate position of the deceased Alexander Porter who turned down the seat before his death due to poor health. Johnson remained in the Senate for a second time until 1849. As Senator he supported bills favoring annexation of Texas and repealing the tariff of 1846. Johnson lost a bid to remain in the Senate to Pierre Soulé, a Jacksonian-Democrat. In 1850, he suffered a final political defeat losing a race for Congress against Henry Adams Bullard (Whig). Johnson retired to Pointe Coupee Parish to practice law. During the Civil War, Gov. Johnson remained in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, where he died at the close of the war and was buried on his plantation which lies at the juncture of Bayou Grosse Tete and Bayou Maringouin. According to the thesis of Anna Mae Schmidt (LSU, 1935), in the deposition of Joe Johnson, great-nephew of Gov Johnson, Joe Johnson states that Gov Johnson's body was moved for reburial to Donaldsonville. There is apparently no present-day knowledge of this. According to Sidney Marchand, Story of Ascension Parish, Johnson bequeathed the land of the present Ascension Episcopal Church in Donaldsonville (corner Attakapas/Nicholls and St. Patrick Streets).
  • Henry Johnson war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1824 bis 1828 Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Louisiana. Außerdem vertrat er seinen Staat in beiden Kammern des US-Kongresses.
  • Henry Johnson, född 14 september 1783, död 4 september 1864 i Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, var en amerikansk politiker. Han var den femte guvernören i delstaten Louisiana 1824-1828. Han representerade Louisiana i båda kamrarna av, i 1818-1824 samt 1844-1849 och i 1834-1839. Johnson inledde sin karriär som advokat i Virginia. Han flyttade 1809 till Orleansterritoriet. Louisiana blev 1812 delstat och Johnson kandiderade samma år utan framgång till USA:s kongress. Senator William C.C. Claiborne avled 1817 i ämbetet. Demokrat-republikanen Johnson tillträdde den 12 januari 1818 som Claibornes efterträdare i senaten. Han avgick 1824 för att kandidera i guvernörsvalet i Louisiana. Johnson vann valet och efterträdde Henry S. Thibodaux som guvernör. Han efterträddes 1828 av Pierre Derbigny. Johnson fyllnadsvaldes 1834 till representanthuset som whig. Han omvaldes i 1834 och 1836 års kongressval. Han var whig-partiets kandidat i 1838 och 1842 års guvernörsval i Louisiana. Han tillträdde 1844 på nytt som senator för Louisiana. Han efterträddes 1849 av demokraten Pierre Soulé. Johnson kandiderade ännu 1850 till representanthuset men förlorade valet. Han återvände sedan till arbetet som advokat.
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  • Henry Johnson war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1824 bis 1828 Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Louisiana. Außerdem vertrat er seinen Staat in beiden Kammern des US-Kongresses.
  • Henry Johnson, född 14 september 1783, död 4 september 1864 i Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, var en amerikansk politiker. Han var den femte guvernören i delstaten Louisiana 1824-1828. Han representerade Louisiana i båda kamrarna av, i 1818-1824 samt 1844-1849 och i 1834-1839. Johnson inledde sin karriär som advokat i Virginia. Han flyttade 1809 till Orleansterritoriet. Louisiana blev 1812 delstat och Johnson kandiderade samma år utan framgång till USA:s kongress. Senator William C.C.
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