Thomas Johnson

Thomas Johnson
Former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court From: August 5, 1792 – January 16, 1793
Nominator	George Washington
Predecessor	John Rutledge
Successor	William Paterson
1st Governor of Maryland From: March 21, 1777 – November 12, 1779
Predecessor	None
Successor	Thomas Sim Lee
Information
Party	Federalist
Spouse(s)	Ann Jennings Johnson
Religion	Episcopalian[1]

Thomas Johnson (November 4, 1732 – October 26, 1819) was the first Governor of Maryland and an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. He was a Maryland representative to the first Continental Congress in Philadelphia.^[2]

Personal life[edit]

On February 16, 1766, Johnson married Ann Jennings. They had eight children: Thomas Jennings, Ann Jennings, Rebecca (who died in infancy), Elizabeth, Rebecca, James, Joshua, and Dorcas.^[3]

References[edit]

1. ↑ Calendar of Maryland State Papers, Issue 15
2. ↑ Thomas Johnson - Maryland, Court, Washington, Served, Supreme, and Chief (English).
3. ↑ Ann Jennings Johnson (1745-1794)

Thomas Johnson Family by Charles Willson Peale, 1772