John B. Johnston | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | James P. Maher |
| Succeeded by | Ardolph Loges Kline |
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| Born | John Brown Johnston July 10, 1882 (1882-07-10) |
| Died | January 11, 1960 (1960-01-12) (aged 77) |
| Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn |
| Citizenship |  United States |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | New York Law School |
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John Brown Johnston (July 10, 1882 – January 11, 1960) was aScottish-American lawyer, jurist andDemocraticpolitician who served one term as aUnited States Representative from New York from 1919 to 1921.
Born inGlasgow, Scotland, on July 10, 1882, Johnston immigrated to theUnited States in 1886 with his parents who settled in Brooklyn, New York. He attended the public schools in Long Island City and Brooklyn and the New York Law School. He wasadmitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Brooklyn.
Elected as aDemocrat to the Sixty-sixth Congress for New York's fifth district, Johnston served asUnited States Representative from March 4, 1919 to March 3, 1921.[1] He was not a candidate for renomination, and resumed the practice of his profession in New York City.
Johnston was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1920 and 1924.
Elected a justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court for the second district, he assumed his duties on January 1, 1928, and on January 1, 1935, was designated an associate justice of the appellate division and served until his retirement on December 31, 1952. On January 1, 1953, he was appointed an official referee of the supreme court and continued until July 4, 1955. He then assumed the office of State Administrator of the Judicial Conference of the State of New York until his death.[2]
Johnston died inBrooklyn, New York on January 11, 1960 (age 77 years, 185 days). He isinterred at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.[3]
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 5th congressional district March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1921 | Succeeded by |
