BIOGRAPHIES, HARRISON COUNTY, WV:  HON. JOSEPH JOHNSON 

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Hardesty's 1882 Biographical Atlas 
of Harrison County



HON. JOSEPH JOHNSON -  

The parents of Hon. Joseph Johnson removed to Harrison county from Orange 
county, New York, when he was a child, and settled near Bridgeport.  He
commenced life as a poor boy, and developed into a man of powerful energy 
and force of character. He was elected a representive to Congress from
1823 to 1827; relected and served 1835-41, and from 1845-7; elected  
governor of Virginia, 1852-6; died at his home near Bridgeport in 1875, 
at the age of 91 years.