Josiah Stoddard Johnston was a United States representative and Senator from Louisiana. Born in Salisbury, Connecticut, he moved with his father to Kentucky in 1788, and went to Connecticut to attend primary school. Wikipedia
Born: November 24, 1784, Salisbury, CT
Died: May 19, 1833 (age 48 years), Red River
Previous offices: Senator, LA (1824–1833) and Representative (1821–1823)
Books: Speech of the Hon. Josiah S. Johnston, of Louisiana: On the Report of the Select Committee Respecting the Powers of the Vice President : Delivered in the Senate of the United States, February 14, 1828, Speech of Mr. Johnston, of Louisiana: Delivered in the Senate of the United States, on the Mission to Panama, March, 1826, Letter ... to a Gentleman in New York, in reply to an article on the expediency of reducing the duty on sugar, particularly in relation to its effect upon the commercial and navigating interests of that city, and more
Party: Democratic-Republican Party
Education: Transylvania University