Harvey H. Johnson

Harvey Hull Johnson was a 19th-century American lawyer who served one term as a U.S. representative from Ohio for one term from 1853 to 1855.

Biography

Born in West Rutland, Vermont, Johnson attended the common schools and Middlebury Academy.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1833 and commenced practice in Akron, Ohio.
Postmaster of Akron in 1837.
He moved to Ashland, Ohio, about 1848.

Congress

Johnson was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1854.

Later career

He moved to Minnesota in 1855 and settled in Winona.
He resumed the practice of law.
He served as president of the Winona and St. Peter Railroad during its construction to Rochester.
He moved to Owatonna, Minnesota, in 1865 and engaged in the practice of law.
He served as mayor and city justice from 1867 to 1870.

Death

He died in Owatonna, Minnesota, February 4, 1896.
He was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery.