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  1. Thomas Johnson (November 4, 1732 – October 26, 1819) was an 18th-century American lawyer, politician, and patriot. He was a delegate to the First Continental Congress in 1774, where he signed the Continental Association ; commander of the Maryland militia in 1776; and elected first (non-Colonial) governor of Maryland in 1777.

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    John Rutledge. Succeeded by. William Paterson. Thomas Johnson is remembered as the Supreme Court justice with the record for shortest tenure. His historical significance does not stem from his time on the Court, but his involvement in the revolutionary cause. Born in 1732, Johnson grew up in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland as one of twelve children.

  3. Read about how U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thomas Johnson got to the Court, including his education, career, and confirmation process.

  4. Feb 6, 2023 · Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Thomas Johnson to three years in federal prison for his role in the preparation of well over a thousand false and fraudulent income tax returns. The court also ordered Johnson to pay restitution to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the amount of $1,688,931.90.

  5. Brigadier General, Maryland Militia, 1776-1777. State Governor, Maryland, 1777-1780. Private practice, Frederick, Maryland, 1780-1790. Member, Maryland House of Delegates, 1780-1782, 1786-1788. Chief judge, Maryland General Court, 1790-1791. Judges of the D.C. Circuit Courts.

  6. Nov 12, 2019 · Thomas Johnson (November 4, 1732 – October 26, 1819) was an 18th-century American lawyer, politician, and patriot. He was a delegate to the First Continental Congress in 1774, where he signed the Continental Association; commander of the Maryland militia in 1776; and elected first (non-Colonial) governor of Maryland in 1777.

  7. Scholars. View search results for: (1732–1819). U.S. statesman Thomas Johnson was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1792 to 1793. He is mostly remembered, however, as being the first governor of Maryland, serving from 1777 to 1779. Johnson was born on Nov. 4, 1732, in Calvert county, Md.