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William H. Johnson

Full Name: William H. Johnson
Birth date: May 9, 1819
Death date: November 13, 1891

Terms of Service

  • House, 4th Legislature
    11/3/1851 - 11/7/1853
     

Biographical Notes and Resources

Other Resources

  • Mentioned in "'Blessed with Peace!' War's Bitter Aftermath," pp. 102-136. Brush Men and Vigilantes: Civil War Dissent in Texas 2000.
  • JOHNSON, WILLIAM H. (1819-1891). Handbook of Texas Online .
  • Confederate States Army, Lieutenant Colonel, 22nd Texas Cavalry Regiment, "also known as the First Indian-Texas Regiment." Handbook of Texas Online .
  • Mentioned in list of "Future Republicans . . . at one time or another championed Know-Nothingism." Baggett, James Alex, "Origins of Early Texas Republican Party Leadership," The Journal of Southern History, Vol.40(3), August 1974, p. 443. Journal of Southern History .
  • Included on list of "Texas Know Nothing Leaders with a Summary of Biographical Data Taken from the . . . United States Eighth Census, 1860." The party was active at the state level in Texas in 1855 and 1856. "By 1857 the party had virtually disappeared in Texas." "An Analysis of the Texas Know Nothings," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 70, Number 3, January 1967, pp. 414-423, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
  • William H. Johnson. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide 2002.

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