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Jeromus Johnson (November 2, 1775 Wallabout, Kings County, New York – September 7, 1846 Goshen, Orange County, New York) was an American merchant and politician from New York.
Life
He was the son of Maj. Barent Johnson (1740–1782) and Anne (Remsen) Johnson. He attended the public schools, removed to New York City, and engaged in mercantile pursuits. In 1802, he married Mary Carpenter (1782–1863). He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1822.
Johnson was elected as a Jacksonian to the 19th and 20th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1825, to March 3, 1829. He was Chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures (20th Congress).
On May 26, 1830, he was appointed an Appraiser of Merchandise for the Port of New York and served until 1840 when he retired from active business and removed to Goshen, the hometown of his wife.
He was buried at a private cemetery on his estate in Goshen.
Mayor of Brooklyn Jeremiah Johnson (1766–1852) was his brother.
Source
- Jeromus Johnson at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 71f, 198 and 284; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- The Lifes and Opinions of Benjamin Franklin Butler and Jesse Hoyt by William Lyon Mackenzie (1845; pages 80ff)
United States House of Representatives Preceded by
Peter Sharpe,
John J. Morgan,
Churchill C. CambrelengMember of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 3rd congressional district
1825–1829
with Churchill C. Cambreleng and Gulian C. VerplanckSucceeded by
Gulian C. Verplanck,
Campbell P. White,
Churchill C. CambrelengCategories:- 1775 births
- 1846 deaths
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York
- New York Jacksonians
- People from New York City
- People from Orange County, New York
- Members of the New York State Assembly
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