Philip Johnson (congressman)

Philip Johnson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 11th district
In office March 4, 1863 – January 29, 1867
Preceded by	James Hepburn Campbell
Succeeded by	Daniel Myers Van Auken
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th district
In office March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863
Preceded by	William Harrison Dimmick
Succeeded by	Henry Wells Tracy
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office 1853-1854
Personal details
Born	January 17, 1818 Knowlton Township, New Jersey
Died	January 29, 1867 (aged 49) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Democratic

Philip Johnson (January 17, 1818 – January 29, 1867) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography

Philip Johnson was born in Polkville in Knowlton Township, New Jersey. He moved to Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania, in 1839. He attended the common schools and Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, from 1842 to 1844. He was a plantation tutor in Mississippi from 1844 to 1846. He returned to Pennsylvania, studied law, and attended Union Law School in Easton. He was admitted to the bar in 1848 and commenced practice in Easton. He served as county court clerk from 1848 to 1853. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1853 and 1854. He served as revenue commissioner of the third judicial district in 1859 and 1860. He was a delegate to the 1864 Democratic National Convention.

Johnson was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-seventh, Thirty-eighth, and Thirty-ninth Congresses and until his death in Washington, D.C. Interment in Easton Cemetery.

Sources

• Philip Johnson at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• The Political Graveyard