Alexander Johnston (died July 21, 1889) was an American

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He was born in

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. He studied at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, graduated from

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in 1870, and was admitted to the bar in 1875 in

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, in 1879–1883, and was professor of jurisprudence and

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in the College of New Jersey (Princeton University) from 1884 until his death in

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in 1889.

Works

* ''A History of American Politics'' (1881) *
''American Political History 1763-1876''
* ''The Genesis of a New England State Connecticut'' (1883), in Johns Hopkins University Studies
''A History of the United States for Schools''
(1886) * ''Connecticut'' (1887) in the American Commonwealths Series * the article on the

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for the 9th edition of the ''

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'', reprinted as ''The United States: Its History and Constitution'' (1887) * a chapter on the history of American political parties in the seventh volume of Justin Winsor's ''Narrative and Critical History of America'' * many articles on the history of

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in Lalor's ''Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and Political History of the United States'' (1881–1884)
1899 Edition
These last articles, which like his other writings represent much original research and are excellent examples of Johnston's rare talent for terse narrative and keen analysis and interpretation of facts, were republished in two volumes entitled ''American Political History 1763-–1876'' (1905–1906), edited by Professor J. A. Woodburn.

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