Jefferson-Shelby County AlArchives Biographies.....Johnston, Joseph Forney 
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Source: Who's Who in America
Author: John W. Leonard

Johnston, Joseph Forney
lawyer;
b. Lincoln Co, NC, 1843;
s. Dr. William and Nancy (Forney) J.;
was attending high school when war broke out; served in C.S.A., 1816-5, pvt. 
to capt.; 4 times wounded;
practiced law in Selma, Ala., 1866-84;
since then has lived at Birmingham;
was pres. Ala. Nat. Bank, 1884-94;
was 1st pres. Sloss Iron and Steel Co.
Gov. Alabama, 1896-1900;
Democrat.
Address: Birmingham, Ala.

Additional Comments:
Source:
Who's Who in America
A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of the United States.
Volume 3
1903-1905
Established, 1899, by Albert Nelson Marquis
Edited by John W. Leonard
Chicago
A.N. Marquis & Company
Publishers
1903

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