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Connecticut delegation
Johnson represented [[Connecticut]] at the [[Constitutional Convention]] of 1787. He played a major role there, arguing powerfully and eloquently for a strong federal government and for equal representation for all states. Towards this end, he was a strong supporter of the [[New Jersey Plan]], and later the [[Connecticut Compromise]]. <ref>http://www.history.army.mil/books/RevWar/ss/johnson.htm</ref>
Johnson represented [[Connecticut]] at the [[Constitutional Convention]] of 1787. He played a major role there, arguing powerfully and eloquently for a strong federal government and for equal representation for all states. Towards this end, he was a strong supporter of the [[New Jersey Plan]], and later the [[Connecticut Compromise]]. <ref>http://www.history.army.mil/books/RevWar/ss/johnson.htm</ref>
Other members of the Connecticut delegation to the Convention were [[Oliver Ellsworth]] and [[Roger Sherman]].
==Later Political Service==
==Later Political Service==