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John Warner Johnson
Full Name: John Warner Johnson
Date of birth: August 2, 1830
Date of death: Deceased, date unknown
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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 59 Jan 14, 1879 - Feb 17, 1880 16th (1) (2) (3)   Unaffiliated Columbus / Colorado   Colorado, Lavaca
(1) Republican, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(2) A.F. Kinneson, in special election 2/17/1880, succeeded John W. Johnson, removed from district. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Independent. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
 
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  • Biography, John Warner Johnson, p. 268. Elected to the House as an "Independent, by a majority of 644 over the Democratic nominee." Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
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  • "Early on, Johnson tried to distance himself from his Republican roots, claiming he had been urged to run. . . as an 'independent and non-partisan candidate.'" Consider the Lily: the Ungilded History of Colorado County, Texas.
  • Account of the election of 1878, Texas House of Representatives, candidates: R.C. Saunders, Ibzan William Middlebrook, and Jahu Worner [John Warner] Johnson. Part 9: 1878-1883. Consider the Lily: the Ungilded History of Colorado County, Texas.
  • Alex F. Kinnison, a Republican, elected in a special election. Jahu W. Johnson forfeited his seat when he moved out of the district. Consider the Lily: the Ungilded History of Colorado County, Texas.
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    16th R.S. - 1879
    Agriculture and Stock Raising  
    Contingent Expenses  
    Education  
    Judiciary No. 1  
     

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