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'''Thomas Johnson''' (November 4, 1732 – October 26, 1819) was the first [[Governor]] of [[Maryland]] and an [[Associate Justice]] on the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]. He was a Maryland representative to the first [[Continental Congress]] in [[Philadelphia]].<ref name="jrank">{{Cite web|url=http://law.jrank.org/pages/7836/Johnson-Thomas.html|title=Thomas Johnson - Maryland, Court, Washington, Served, Supreme, and Chief|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref> | '''Thomas Johnson''' (November 4, 1732 – October 26, 1819) was the first [[Governor]] of [[Maryland]] and an [[Associate Justice]] on the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]. He was a Maryland representative to the first [[Continental Congress]] in [[Philadelphia]].<ref name="jrank">{{Cite web|url=http://law.jrank.org/pages/7836/Johnson-Thomas.html|title=Thomas Johnson - Maryland, Court, Washington, Served, Supreme, and Chief|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref> | ||
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| + | On February 16, 1766, Johnson married Ann Jennings. They had eight children: Thomas Jennings, Ann Jennings, Rebecca (who died in infancy), Elizabeth, Rebecca, James, Joshua, and Dorcas.<ref>[http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/002200/002228/html/2228extbio.html Ann Jennings Johnson (1745-1794)]</ref> | ||
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| + | [[Image:Thomas Johnson Family.gif|thumb|200px|right|Thomas Johnson Family by Charles Willson Peale, 1772 ]] | ||
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| Former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court From: August 5, 1792 – January 16, 1793 | |||
| Nominator | George Washington | ||
| Predecessor | John Rutledge | ||
| Successor | William Paterson | ||
| 1st Governor of Maryland From: March 21, 1777 – November 12, 1779 | |||
| Predecessor | None | ||
| Successor | Thomas Sim Lee | ||
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Thomas Johnson (November 4, 1732 – October 26, 1819) was the first Governor of Maryland and an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. He was a Maryland representative to the first Continental Congress in Philadelphia.[1]
Personal Life
On February 16, 1766, Johnson married Ann Jennings. They had eight children: Thomas Jennings, Ann Jennings, Rebecca (who died in infancy), Elizabeth, Rebecca, James, Joshua, and Dorcas.[2]
References
- ↑ Thomas Johnson - Maryland, Court, Washington, Served, Supreme, and Chief (English) (HTML).
- ↑ Ann Jennings Johnson (1745-1794)
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