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Joseph T. Johnson

American judge (1858–1919)

Field	Value
name	Joseph T. Johnson
image	Photo of Joseph Travis Johnson from The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography Vol. XVIII.png
office	Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina
term_start	March 9, 1915
term_end	May 8, 1919
appointer	Woodrow Wilson
predecessor	Seat established by 38 Stat. 961
successor	Henry Hitt Watkins
state1	South Carolina
district1	4th
term_start1	March 4, 1901
term_end1	April 19, 1915
predecessor1	Stanyarne Wilson
successor1	Samuel J. Nicholls
birth_name	Joseph Travis Johnson
birth_date
birth_place	Brewerton, South Carolina, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.
party	Democratic
education	Erskine College (A.B.)
Vanderbilt University Law School (LL.B.)

| honorific-prefix = | honorific-suffix = Vanderbilt University Law School (LL.B.)

Joseph Travis Johnson (February 28, 1858 – May 8, 1919) was a United States representative from South Carolina and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina.

Education and career

Born on February 28, 1858, in Brewerton, an unincorporated community in Laurens County, South Carolina, Johnson attended the common schools, then received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1879 from Erskine College and a Bachelor of Laws in 1883 from Vanderbilt University Law School. Prior to entering the bar, he taught school for several years. He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Laurens, South Carolina from 1883 to 1895. He continued in private practice in Spartanburg, South Carolina from 1895 to 1915.

Congressional service

Johnson was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives of the 57th United States Congress and to the seven succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1901, until April 19, 1915, when he resigned to accept a federal judgeship.

Federal judicial service

Johnson received a recess appointment from President Woodrow Wilson on March 9, 1915, to the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina, to a new seat authorized by 38 Stat. 961. He was nominated to the same position by President Wilson on January 4, 1916. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 24, 1916, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on May 8, 1919, due to his death in Spartanburg. He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery in Spartanburg.

References

Sources

References

"Brewerton".
"GNIS Detail - Brewerton".
"Johnson, Joseph Travis - Federal Judicial Center".
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