Charles Johnson (North Carolina politician)
Charles Johnson (died July 23, 1802) was a Congressional representative from North Carolina. Johnson was born in Scotland; engaged as a planter; elected to the Continental Congress in 1781, 1784, and 1785, but did not attend; served in the state senate in 1781–1784, 1788–1790, and 1792 (and as Speaker in 1789 after the death of Richard Caswell); elected as a Republican in a special election to the Seventh Congress (serving from March 4, 1801, until his death on July 23, 1802, in Bandon, near Edenton, North Carolina); interment in Edenton Cemetery.
Charles Johnson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1801 – July 23, 1802 | |
| Preceded by | David Stone |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Wynns |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Scotland |
| Died | July 23, 1802 Bandon, near Edenton, North Carolina, United States |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican Party |
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