Charles Johnson (North Carolina politician)

Charles Johnson (1752?–July 23, 1802) was a Congressional representative from North Carolina. Johnson was born in Scotland;[1][2] engaged as a planter; elected to the Continental Congress in 1781, 1784, and 1785, but did not attend; served in the state senate in 1781–1784, 1788–1790, and 1792 (and as Speaker in 1789 after the death of Richard Caswell); elected as a Republican in a special election to the Seventh Congress (serving from March 4, 1801 until his death on July 23, 1802 in Bandon, near Edenton, North Carolina); interment in Edenton Cemetery.[3]

Charles Johnson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 8th district
In office
March 4, 1801 – July 23, 1802
Preceded byDavid Stone
Succeeded byThomas Wynns
Personal details
Born1752
Scotland
DiedJuly 23, 1802
Bandon, near Edenton, North Carolina, United States
Political partyDemocratic-Republican Party

Biography

Johnson served in the North Carolina Senate representing Chowan County, North Caraolina from 1781 to 1784 and from 1788 to 1792.[3]

Johnson built the original section of the Strawberry Hill plantation home.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Charles Johnson or something like that". The New York Evening Post. April 9, 1802.
  2. Mary A. Hinson and Elizabeth Moore (November 1979). "Strawberry Hill" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  3. Moore, James Elliott (1988). "Charles Johnson". NCPEDIA. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
David Stone		 United States Representative in Congress
from North Carolina's 8th congressional district
1801–1802		 Succeeded by
Thomas Wynns


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