Joseph T. Johnson

Joseph Travis Johnson
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina
In office January 24, 1916 – May 8, 1919
Appointed by	Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Henry Hitt Watkins
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th district
In office March 4, 1901 – April 19, 1915
Preceded by	Stanyarne Wilson
Succeeded by	Samuel J. Nicholls
Personal details
Born	February 28, 1858 Brewerton, South Carolina
Died	May 8, 1919 (aged 61) Spartanburg, South Carolina
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Erskine College Vanderbilt University

Joseph Travis Johnson (February 28, 1858 – May 8, 1919) was a United States Representative and federal judge from South Carolina. He was born in Brewerton, South Carolina. He attended the common schools and was graduated from Erskine College, Due West, South Carolina in 1879. He received an LL.B. from Vanderbilt University in 1883. He taught school for several years. Later, he studied law and he was admitted to the bar in 1883. He practiced law in Laurens, South Carolina and later in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Johnson was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-seventh and to the seven succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1901, until April 19, 1915, when he resigned. After leaving Congress, he received a recess appointment from Woodrow Wilson on November 9, 1915, to a new seat. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 24, 1916, and received his commission the same day. He served as a Federal judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina from 1915 until his death in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1919. He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery.

References

• Joseph T. Johnson at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress