Jeromus Johnson
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Jeromus Johnson (November 2, 1775 - September 7, 1846) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Born in Wallabout, New York, Johnson attended the public schools. He moved to New York City. He engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as member of the State assembly in 1822.
Johnson was elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses (March 4, 1825-March 3, 1829). He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures (Twentieth Congress). He was appointed appraiser of merchandise for the port of New York May 26, 1830, and served until 1840 when he retired from active business and moved to Goshen, New York. He died in Goshen, New York, September 7, 1846. He was interred in a private cemetery on his estate in Goshen.
