Talk:John Mercer Johnson
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Johnson was born in 1818 in Liverpool (England). Brought to New Brunswick by his father, he becomes lawyer, then appointed in 1850. He is successively Solicitor General, Minister for the Stations, chair Room and Attorney General. He is delegated to the conference of Quebec in 1864 and that of London in 1866. After the confederation in 1867, Johnson is elected with the new House of Commons of the federal Parliament. Supported in Liverpool, England, John Mercer Johnson emigrated in Canada with his/her father while always a child. Johnson received its first education of childhood at the school of grammar of the county of Northumberland before studying the law. In 1840 it was called with the bar of New Brunswick and began a career as a lawyer. Johnson wrote the policy in 1850 after being elected in the provincial assembly to represent her county at the house of Northumberland. Only four years after having written the unit, Johnson found a place in the box as lawyer -- General. Later in its political life it would serve the positions of the General agent-General, postmaster, and the speaker of the Parliament. With the conference of Charlottetown and the two following conferences discussing the confederation, Johnson asserted fact vigorously that the provincial governments should not hold any power above the course the county or zone.
[edit] Relative of John Mercer Johnson
I am John Mercer Johnson's great, great,great,great grandchild. I live in No. Hampton, N.H.. Is there any info youcan provide where I can further research my ancestry thu JM Johnson?
thxs Don Bennett dbinc@comcast.net
