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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>
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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|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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Latest revision as of 21:54, December 23, 2020

Thomas Johnson
Thomas Johnson.jpeg
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
Information
Party Federalist
Spouse(s) Ann Jennings Johnson
Religion Episcopalian[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

References

  1. Calendar of Maryland State Papers, Issue 15
  2. Thomas Johnson - Maryland, Court, Washington, Served, Supreme, and Chief (English).
  3. Ann Jennings Johnson (1745-1794)
Thomas Johnson Family by Charles Willson Peale, 1772