Thomas Francis Johnson

Thomas Francis Johnson

:"For other persons named Francis Johnson, see Francis Johnson (disambiguation)."

Thomas Francis Johnson (June 26, 1909—February 1, 1988) was a U.S. Congressman who represented the Maryland's 1st congressional district from January 3, 1959 to January 3, 1963. He lost re-election after criminal charges were brought against him.

Born in Worcester County, Maryland, Johnson received his early education from the local schools. He later graduated from Staunton Military Academy of Virginia in 1926, St. John's College, the University of Virginia, and the University of Maryland, College Park. He was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Snow Hill, Maryland. In 1932, he was elected chairman of the board of Commercial National Bank of Snow Hill. Johnson specialized in international law with practice in the Far East, Middle East, and continental Europe.cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000176|title=JOHNSON, Thomas Francis, (1909 - 1988)|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=2008-07-17]

In 1934, at the age of 24, Johnson was appointed as state's attorney for Maryland, and, at age 28, he was elected to the Maryland State Senate, where he served from 1939 to 1951. He was the youngest man in state history to serve in those positions up to that point. cite news |authorlink=Associated Press |author=Associated Press |title=Thomas Johnson, 78; Lost Post in Congress |format=obituary |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE0DD143BF930A35751C0A96E948260 |work=The New York Times |date=1988-02-03]

In 1958, he was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth and Eighty-seventh Congresses, and served from 3 January 1959 until 3 January 1963. In 1962, before re-election, Johnson had charges brought against him regarding the receipt of illegal gratuities in Congress. He was convicted of conspiracy and conflict of interest in 1968, served three and a half months of a six-month sentence in jail, and paid a $5,000 fine. This conviction cost him re-election. [see above] ]

After Congress, Johnson resumed the practice of law and lived in Berlin, Maryland until his death in Seaford, Delaware in 1988.

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