Perley Brown Johnson (September 8, 1798 – February 9, 1870) was an American physician and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term from 1843 to 1845.
Perley B. Johnson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th district | |
| In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | |
| Preceded by | James Mathews |
| Succeeded by | Isaac Parrish |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Morgan County district | |
| In office December 2, 1833 – December 6, 1835 | |
| Preceded by | Erastus Hoskins |
| Succeeded by | B. W. Conklin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Perley Brown Johnson September 8, 1798 Marietta, Northwest Territory |
| Died | February 9, 1870 (aged 71) McConnelsville, Ohio |
| Resting place | McConnelsville Cemetery |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse | Mary Manchester Dodge |
| Children | five |
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Biography edit
Born in the blockhouse in Marietta, Ohio, Johnson attended the public schools. He studied medicine. He commenced practice in Marietta in 1822. He moved to McConnelsville Morgan County, Ohio, in 1823 and continued practice. He served as clerk of the court of common pleas in 1825. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1833–1835. Presidential elector in 1840 for Harrison/Tyler.[1]
Congress edit
Johnson was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843–March 3, 1845). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1844 to the Twenty-ninth Congress.
Later career edit
He resumed the practice of medicine in McConnelsville, Ohio.
Retirement and death edit
Discontinued the practice of his profession in 1847 on account of ill health and lived in retirement until his death in McConnelsville, Ohio, February 9, 1870. He was interred in McConnelsville Cemetery.
Family edit
On December 6, 1825, Johnson married Mary Manchester Dodge. They had five children, four of whom survived him. Perley B. Johnson, Jr. died July 18, 1863, during the charge upon Fort Wagner during the American Civil War.[2]
Sources edit
- ^ Taylor 1899 : 193
- ^ Robertson 1886 : 272
- United States Congress. "Perley B. Johnson (id: J000167)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 ... Vol. 1. State of Ohio. p. 193.
- Robertson, Charles (1886). History of Morgan County, Ohio, with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Pioneers and Prominent Men. Chicago: L H Watkins and Co. pp. 272.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress