| 词条 | Willard Johnson |
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Willard Johnson (May 16, 1820 – February 5, 1900) was an American businessman and politician from New York. LifeHe was born on May 16, 1820, in Volney, Oswego County, New York, the son of Lovwell Johnson (1783–1859). He attended the common schools, Mexico Academy and Cazenovia Seminary. On September 9, 1847, he married Mary Gasper (died 1870), and they had four children. In 1852, he opened a lake and canal shipping business in Fulton. In the 1860s he also became a contractor and engaged primarily in public works connected to inland navigation.[1] Johnson was a delegate to the 1860 Democratic National Convention in Charleston, South Carolina; Supervisor of the Town of Volney in 1860 and 1861; a member of the New York State Assembly (Oswego Co., 2nd D.) in 1862;[2] a delegate to the 1864, 1868 and 1872 Democratic National Conventions; and again a member of the State Assembly in 1873, 1874 and 1875. In 1875, Johnson came under scrutiny during the investigation of the Canal Ring frauds.[3] He died on February 5, 1900; and was buried at the Mount Adnah Cemetery in Fulton. Sources1. ^[https://archive.org/stream/historyofoswegoc01john#page/n328/mode/1up History of Oswego County, New York] by Crisfield Johnson (L. H. Everts & Co., Philadelphia PA, 1877; pg. between 226 and 227; and 230) 2. ^[https://archive.org/stream/civillistandcon00unkngoog#page/n409/mode/1up Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York] compiled by Edgar Albert Werner (1884; pg. 365 and 367) 3. ^[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1875/08/25/79090581.pdf JOHNSON'S CONTRACT AT TROY] in the New York Times on August 25, 1875 External links{{Find a Grave|102216617}}{{s-start}}{{s-par|us-ny-hs}}{{succession box | before = Richard K. Sanford | title = New York State AssemblyOswego County, 2nd District | years = 1862 | after = Hiram W. Loomis}}{{succession box | before = Thomas W. Green | title = New York State Assembly Oswego County, 2nd District | years = 1873–1875 | after = Thomas W. Green}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Willard}} 7 : 1820 births|1900 deaths|People from Oswego County, New York|Members of the New York State Assembly|New York (state) Democrats|Town supervisors in New York (state)|19th-century American politicians |
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