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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.
Mar 18, 2024 · Thomas Johnson (born Nov. 4, 1732, Calvert county, Md. [U.S.]—died Oct. 26, 1819, Rose Hill, near Frederick, Md.) was an American Revolutionary War leader, the first governor of Maryland (1777–79), and an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1792–93). Johnson studied law in Annapolis, Md., and entered the provincial ...
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1st Governor of Maryland, US Supreme Court Associate Justice. A member of the Federalist party, he served as Maryland's governor from March 1777 until November 1779 and served on the US Supreme Court from August 1791 until January 1793. Born into English ancestry, he was educated at home.
Read about how U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thomas Johnson got to the Court, including his education, career, and confirmation process.
After Washington’s success, Johnson accepted a position as chief judge of the General Court in Maryland, a job that would keep him near his family. A year later, Johnson helped to purchase land for and design the country’s capital city, Washington, D.C.
In 1777, he became the first governor of the State of Maryland and served three consecutive terms. In 1788, Johnson served as a delegate to the Maryland Ratification Convention. On April 20, 1790, he was appointed Chief Judge of the General Court of Maryland, the highest common law court in the State.
Thomas Johnson was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. He joined the court in 1792 after a nomination from President George Washington. Johnson resigned on January 16, 1793. Prior to joining the court, Johnson was the Chief Judge for the Maryland General Court.
