Background
He was born in Montgomery County, Kentucky and represented the state in the Provisional Confederate Congress.
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Thomas JOHNSON
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Public school.
Career
Little is known about his family or his education. He wasa farmer and a merchant and lived in Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky, in 1860. There is some evidence that he was active in local politics.
Elected to the provisional Confederate Congress from the Tenth District of Kentucky, he served on the Committee on Military Affairs. Johnson declined election to the first Confederate Congress. He served in the 2nd Battalion of Kentucky Mounted Rifles from October 1862 until April 1865, when he was taken prisoner.
He was married to Elizabeth Dale. Johnson returned to Mount Sterling after the war to his merchant business. He served in the state House in 1876-1877, and in the state Senate from 1878 to 1882.
Religion
"Peculiar institution" of slavery was not only expedient but also ordained by God and upheld in Holy Scripture.
Politics
Stands for preserving slavery, states' rights, and political liberty for whites. Every individual state is sovereign, even to the point of secession.
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April 7, 1906 (aged 93) -
Nationality
United States