John Brown Johnston (July 10, 1882 – January 11, 1960) was a

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lawyer, jurist and Democratic

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who served one term as a

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from New York from 1919 to 1921.

Biography

Born in

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, on July 10, 1882, Johnston immigrated to the

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in 1886 with his parents who settled in Brooklyn, New York. He attended the public schools in Long Island City and Brooklyn and the New York Law School. He was

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and commenced the practice of law in Brooklyn.

Career

Elected as a

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to the Sixty-sixth Congress for New York's fifth district, Johnston served as

from March 4, 1919 to March 3, 1921. He was not a candidate for renomination, and resumed the practice of his profession in New York City. Johnston was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1920 and 1924.

Judge

Elected a justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court for the second district, he assumed his duties on January 1, 1928, and on January 1, 1935, was designated an associate justice of the appellate division and served until his retirement on December 31, 1952. On January 1, 1953, he was appointed an official referee of the supreme court and continued until July 4, 1955. He then assumed the office of State Administrator of the Judicial Conference of the State of New York until his death.

Death

Johnston died in

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on January 11, 1960 (age 77 years, 185 days). He is

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at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.

References

External links

John Brown Johnston entry
at

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