Josiah S. Johnston

American politician (1784-1833)
Person human Q1708664
Josiah S. Johnston
Engraved by James Barton Longacre (1794-1869) after a painting by Charles Bird King (1785-1862) · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
November 24, 1784
Date of death
May 19, 1833
Place of birth
Salisbury
Place of death
Red River
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Occupation
politician, lawyer, judge
Member of political party
Democratic-Republican Party[17]
Mother
Abigail Harris[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Family name
Johnston[18]
Given name
Josiah[19]
Name in native language
Josiah S. Johnston[22]
Place of burial
Cave Hill Cemetery[8]
Social classification
slave owner[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Josiah S. Johnston en Josiah Stoddard Johnston ar جوزيه إس. جونستون de Josiah Stoddard Johnston fa جوسایا اس. جانستون he ג'וזייה ג'ונסטון ja ジョサイア・S・ジョンストン sv Johnston, Josiah S. sv Josiah Stoddard Johnston
🔖 Identifiers · 21
VIAF cluster ID
45852306
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88108864
A New Nation Votes ID
JJ0073
American National Biography ID
0300248
FAST ID
237043
Find a Grave memorial ID
7931450, 22633859
Freebase ID
/m/0d32vk
KBR person ID
14348302
Open Library ID
OL354597A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
172466
Political Graveyard politician ID
johnson-johnston.html#833.00.32
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Prabook ID
2283189, 1062649
SBN author ID
NAPV115569
SNAC ARK ID
w65h88mz
U.S. National Archives Identifier
204260307
US Congress Bio ID
J000194
United States House of Representatives ID
15942
WikiTree person ID
Johnston-8788
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgHbYBjwPDTKRrfMyymVC

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Position held 7
Occupation 3
Country of citizenship 1
Educated at 1
Family name 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Member of political party 1
Place of birth 1
Place of burial 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
Work location 1
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Summary

Josiah S. Johnston was born on November 24, 1784[1], in Salisbury[2]. He died on May 19, 1833[3], in Red River[4]. He worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], and judge[7].

FAQs

Where was Josiah S. Johnston born?

Josiah S. Johnston was born in Salisbury[2].

Where did Josiah S. Johnston die?

Josiah S. Johnston died in Red River[4].

Who were Josiah S. Johnston's parents?

Josiah S. Johnston's father was John Johnston[9]. Josiah S. Johnston's mother was Abigail Harris[10].

Who was Josiah S. Johnston married to?

Josiah S. Johnston's spouses include Ann Elizabeth Sibley[11].

What did Josiah S. Johnston do for work?

Josiah S. Johnston worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], and judge[7].

Where did Josiah S. Johnston go to school?

Josiah S. Johnston was educated at Transylvania University[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . A New Nation Votes: American Electoral Returns, 1788-1825. Retrieved . elections.lib.tufts.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . washingtonpost.com. washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #60914: add P1810 to P396"
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