Background
Born at Bromley, Kent, on 21 September 1799, he was the eldest surviving son of William Johnson of Liverpool, and of Widmore House, Bromley, Kent.
Born at Bromley, Kent, on 21 September 1799, he was the eldest surviving son of William Johnson of Liverpool, and of Widmore House, Bromley, Kent.
He had chambers at 14 Gray"s Inn Square, went the western circuit, and attended the Winchester and Hampshire sessions.
Johnson was widely known as an authority on agricultural matters. He took part in the agitation which led to the passing of the Public Health Acting 1848, and was for many years chairman of the Croydon local board of health. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society on 10 March 1842.
He died at his house, Waldronhurst, Croydon, on 8 March 1878.
Johnson married Mary Ann Gower, eldest daughter of Richard Hall Gower, in 1844. She died in 1861.
Royal Society.