Frederick Avery Johnson (January 2, 1833 – July 17, 1893) was an American politician and banker who served a U.S. Representative from New York from 1883 to 1887. He was a member of the Republican Party and a resident of

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Biography

Born in Fort Edward, New York, Johnson attended the common schools and graduated from Glens Falls Academy in nearby

. He married Harriet Elizabeth Locke on September 1, 1858.

Career

Johnson engaged in banking and in the wool business in

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and later in banking in Glens Falls. He served as president of the village of Glens Falls. Elected as a Republican to the 48th United States Congress representing New York's eighteenth district, Johnson served from March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1885. He was then elected to the

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representing New York's twenty-first district from March 4, 1885, to March 3, 1887. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1886.

Death

Johnson died at Glens Falls, Warren County, New York on July 17, 1893 (age 60 years, 196 days). He is interred at Glens Falls Cemetery (also known as Bay Street Cemetery), Glens Falls, New York.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Frederick A. 1833 births 1893 deaths Politicians from Glens Falls, New York Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) Burials in Warren County, New York 19th-century New York (state) politicians 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives