Thomas Johnson | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMaryland's1st district | |
| In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Tylor Miller |
| Succeeded by | Rogers Morton |
| Member of theMaryland Senate | |
| In office 1939–1951 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Francis Johnson (1909-06-26)June 26, 1909 |
| Died | February 1, 1988(1988-02-01) (aged 78) Seaford, Delaware, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | St. John's College, Maryland University of Virginia University of Maryland, College Park |
Thomas Francis Johnson (June 26, 1909 – February 1, 1988) was aU.S. Congressman who representedMaryland's 1st congressional district from January 3, 1959 to January 3, 1963. He lost his third re-election after criminal charges were brought against him.
Born inWorcester County, Maryland. He later graduated from Staunton Military Academy of Virginia in 1926,St. John's College, theUniversity of Virginia, and theUniversity of Maryland, College Park. He was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law inSnow Hill, Maryland. In 1932, he was elected chairman of the board of Commercial National Bank of Snow Hill. Johnson specialized ininternational law with practice in theFar East,Middle East, andcontinental Europe.[1]
In 1934, at the age of 24, Johnson was appointed as state's attorney for Maryland, and, at age 28, he was elected to theMaryland State Senate, where he served from 1939 to 1951.[1] He was the youngest man in state history to serve in those positions up to that point.[2] In 1958, he was elected as aDemocrat to the U.S. House of Representatives, and served (in the Eighty-sixth and Eighty-seventh Congresses) from 3 January 1959 until 3 January 1963.[1] Johnson voted in favor of theCivil Rights Act of 1960.[3]
In 1962, while he was running for re-election, charges were brought against him regarding the receipt of illegal gratuities in Congress. He was convicted of conspiracy and conflict of interest in 1968, served three and a half months of a six-month sentence in jail, and paid a $5,000 fine.[4]
He lost his 1962 re-election bid.[2][5]
After Congress, Johnson resumed the practice of law and lived inBerlin, Maryland until his death in a car crash inSeaford, Delaware in 1988.[1]
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