- John Telemachus Johnson
John Telemachus Johnson (
October 5 ,1788 -December 17 ,1856 ) was a U.S. Representative fromKentucky , brother of James Johnson and Richard M. Johnson and uncle ofRobert Ward Johnson .Born at
Great Crossings, Kentucky , Johnson pursued preparatory studies.He attendedTransylvania University ,Lexington, Kentucky .He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1809 and commenced practice inGeorgetown, Kentucky .He served in the War of 1812 as an aide to Gen. William H. Harrison.He served as member of theKentucky House of Representatives and served five terms.Johnson was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the
Seventeenth Congress and reelected as aJackson Democrat to theEighteenth Congress (March 4 ,1821 -March 3 ,1825 ).He served as chairman of the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads (Eighteenth Congress).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1824.He was appointed judge of the court of appealsApril 20 ,1826 , and served untilDecember 30 ,1826 . Minister of theChristian Church for a number of years.He became editor of the Christian Messenger in 1832, the Gospel Advocate in 1835, and the Christian in 1837.He was instrumental in establishing the old Bacon College atGeorgetown, Kentucky , in 1836.He died inLexington, Missouri ,December 17 ,1856 .He was interred atLexington Cemetery .References
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