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David Emmons Johnston
American politician

David Emmons Johnston

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American politician
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Gender
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Place of birth
Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia, USA
Place of death
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Age
72 years
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Biography

David Emmons Johnston (April 10, 1845 – July 7, 1917) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from West Virginia who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1899 to 1901.

Early life

Johnston was born near Pearisburg, Virginia, in 1845.

Career

In April 1861, he enlisted in the Confederate Army and served four years in the 7th Virginia Infantry Regiment, Kemper's brigade of Pickett’s division. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in Giles County in 1867. He began practicing in Pearisburg, Virginia. He moved to Mercer County, West Virginia, in 1870.

Johnston served as prosecuting attorney from 1872 to 1876. He served as a member of the West Virginia Senate in 1878 but soon resigned. From 1880 to 1888, he was a judge on the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court. He was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901). His candidacy in 1900 for re-election was unsuccessful.

He moved to Portland, Oregon, in 1908 and resumed the practice of law.

Personal life

He died in Portland on July 7, 1917, and was buried in Mount Scott Park Cemetery, which is now Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery.

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