Preceded by John Hammond Preceded by George W. Ray Political party Republican Role Politician | Succeeded by Henry G. Burleigh Succeeded by John H. Moffitt Name Frederick Johnson Party Republican Party | |
Born January 2, 1833
Fort Edward, New York ( 1833-01-02 ) Spouse(s) Harriet Elizabeth Locke Johnson Died July 17, 1893, Glens Falls, New York, United States | ||
Frederick Avery Johnson (January 2, 1833 – July 17, 1893) was an American politician and a United States Representative from New York.
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Biography
Born in Fort Edward, New York, Johnson attended the common schools and graduated from Glens Falls Academy in nearby Glens Falls, New York. He married Harriet Elizabeth Locke on September 1, 1858.
Career
Johnson engaged in banking and in the wool business in New York City and later in banking in Glens Falls. He served as president of the village of Glens Falls.
Elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth Congress representing New York's eighteenth district, Johnson served from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1885. He was then elected to the Forty-ninth Congress representing New York's twenty-first district from March 4, 1885 to March 3, 1887. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1886.
Death
Johnson died at Glens Falls, Warren County, New York on July 17, 1893 (age 60 years, 196 days). He is interred at Glens Falls Cemetery (also known as Bay Street Cemetery), Glens Falls, New York.