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==Early life==

==Early life==

Johnson was born in Stratford, Connecticut, on October 7, 1727.  As a child, he was [[homeschooled]], receiving private tutoring from his father, [[Samuel Johnson]].  He attended both [[Yale]] and [[Harvard]], graduating from the former in 1744 and the latter in 1747.  Following graduation, he pursued a course of study in law, and entered practice in Stratford.<ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000182</ref>  In 1749, he married Anne Beach.<ref>[http://supreme.findlaw.com/documents/fathers/connecticut.html William Samuel Johnson (1727-1819)]</ref>

Johnson was born in Stratford, Connecticut, on October 7, 1727.  As a child, he was [[homeschooled]], receiving private tutoring from his father, [[Samuel Johnson (American educator)|Samuel Johnson]].  He attended both [[Yale]] and [[Harvard]], graduating from the former in 1744 and the latter in 1747.  Following graduation, he pursued a course of study in law, and entered practice in Stratford.<ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000182</ref>  In 1749, he married Anne Beach.<ref>[http://supreme.findlaw.com/documents/fathers/connecticut.html William Samuel Johnson (1727-1819)]</ref>

==Continental Congress==

==Continental Congress==