John Telemachus Johnson

John Telemachus Johnson (October 5, 1788 - December 17, 1856) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, brother of James Johnson and Richard M. Johnson and uncle of Robert Ward Johnson.

Born at Great Crossings, Kentucky, Johnson pursued preparatory studies. He attended Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1809 and commenced practice in Georgetown, Kentucky. He served in the War of 1812 as an aide to Gen. William H. Harrison. He served as member of the Kentucky House of Representatives and served five terms.

Johnson was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventeenth Congress and reelected as a Jackson Democrat to the Eighteenth Congress (March 4, 1821-March 3, 1825). He served as chairman of the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads (Eighteenth Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1824. He was appointed judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals April 20, 1826, and served until December 30, 1826. Minister of the Christian Church for a number of years. He became editor of the Christian Messenger in 1832, the Gospel Advocate in 1835, and the Christian in 1837. He was instrumental in establishing the old Bacon College at Georgetown, Kentucky, in 1836. He died in Lexington, Missouri, December 17, 1856. He was interred at Lexington Cemetery.

References

• John Telemachus Johnson at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Allen, William B. (1872). A History of Kentucky: Embracing Gleanings, Reminiscences, Antiquities, Natural Curiosities, Statistics, and Biographical Sketches of Pioneers, Soldiers, Jurists, Lawyers, Statesmen, Divines, Mechanics, Farmers, Merchants, and Other Leading Men, of All Occupations and Pursuits. Bradley & Gilbert. pp. 269. http://books.google.com/books?id=s_wTAAAAYAAJ. Retrieved 2008-11-10. 

External links

• John Telemachus Johnson at Find a Grave