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William Samuel Johnson (* 7. Oktober 1727 in Stratford, Colony of Connecticut, Kolonie des Königreiches Großbritannien; † 14. November 1819 in Stratford, Connecticut, Vereinigte Staaten) war ein Politiker und einer der Gründerväter der Vereinigten Staaten.
William Samuel Johnson was an American Founding Father and statesman who attended all four founding American Congresses. He was also a lawyer, a colonel, a president of Columbia University, and a pro-administration senator from Connecticut.
- Early Life
- Education
- Family
- Professional Career
- Political Career
- Military Career
- Delegate to The Stamp Act Congress
- Townshend Acts
- Ties with Britain
- First Continental Congress
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Johnson was born in Stratford, Connecticut on October 7, 1727.His father was Samuel Johnson and his mother was Charity Floyd Nicoll.His father was an Anglican clergyman and served as President of King’s College (Columbia).Johnson received his primary education at home, from his father.In 1744, he graduated from Yale.In 1747, he received a master’s degree from Yale.In 1747, he received an honorary degree from Harvard.In 1749, Johnson married Anne Beach. They had 11 children together, but most of them died at a young age.In 1800, he married Mary Brewster Beach.Johnson pursued a legal career, even though his father wanted him to enter the clergy.He learned the law on his own and was admitted to the bar.He built a successful business in Stratford and established connections with clients in Connecticut and surrounding colonies.From 1761 to 1765, Johnson served in the Lower House of the Connecticut legislature.In 1765, he represented Connecticut at the Stamp Act Congress.In 1766, he served in the Upper House of the Connecticut legislature.From 1767 to 1771, he served as Connecticut’s agent in London, working on behalf of the colony to settle its title to the lands occupied by the Native Tribes.Johnson held a commission in the Connecticut Colonial Militia for over 20 yearsHe achieved the rank of Colonel.On March 22, 1765, Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which required a stamp to be placed on all legal documents and many printed materials in the colonies. In May, news of the new law reached the colonies. There was immediate opposition, including riots in Boston, Massachusetts, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Savannah, Georgia. On June 8, 1765, the ...
In 1767, Parliament passed the Townshend Acts, which Johnson opposed.He supported the nonimportation agreements to protest taxation without representation.Johnson found it difficult to commit to the Patriot cause, even though he was against most British policies, because of his professional and religious ties.He was a well-known scholar in the colonies and in Britain. He had many friends in the colonies that were Loyalists or affiliated with the British government, including Jared Ingersoll, Sr., who wa...He was associated with the Anglican Church in England and with the scholarly community at Oxford, which gave him an honorary degree in 1766.He tried to reach a common ground between Patriots and Loyalists and avoided extremism.In 1774, Johnson was elected to the First Continental Congress.He rejected the commission and was criticized by Patriots in Connecticut.The Patriots responded by removing him from his militia command.Learn about the life and career of William Samuel Johnson, a Founding Father of the United States and Connecticut. He participated in the Stamp Act Congress, Confederation Congress, and Constitutional Convention, and signed the Constitution.
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Learn about the life and achievements of William Samuel Johnson, a lawyer, politician, and educator who served in the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention, and the U.S. Senate. He was also the founder and president of Columbia College (now Columbia University).
William Samuel Johnson was one of the best educated of the Founding Fathers. His knowledge of the law led him to oppose taxation without representation as a violation of the colonists' rights as...
William Samuel Johnson was the third president of Columbia College from 1787 to 1800. He was a lawyer, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, and a U.S. Senator from Connecticut.
A biography of William Samuel Johnson, a lawyer, politician and college president in Connecticut. He opposed American independence and participated in the Constitutional Convention and the Confederation Congress.
