Johnston Cornish (June 13, 1858 – June 26, 1920) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented in the

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for one term from 1893 to 1895.

Early life and career

Born in

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, in 1870. He was graduated from the Easton (Pennsylvania) Business College, and engaged in the manufacture of pianos and organs.

Political career

Cornish was elected Mayor of Washington, New Jersey, in 1884, and reelected in 1885 and 1886. He declined renomination in 1887 and in 1888. He served as member of the

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from 1891 to 1893, representing Warren County.

Congress

Cornish was elected as a

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to the Fifty-third Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1893 to March 3, 1895. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 and lost again in 1896. He accompanied William Jennings Bryan on his whistle stop tour through New Jersey, pausing in Washington on September 23, 1896.

Later career and death

After leaving Congress, Cornish again served as a member of the

from Warren County from 1900 to 1902 and 1906 to 1911. He served as president of Cornish Piano in 1910. He served as member of the

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. He served as president of the First National Bank, Washington Water, and the Warren County Bankers' Association at the time of his death in Washington, New Jersey on June 26, 1920. He was interred in the Cornish family plot in Washington Cemetery.

References

External links

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