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Welcome to the Johnson Family Club's History section on Johnson - Johnston relatives who served in elected and appointed national government in the Confederate States of America (1861-1865) and those who have served in non-elected government posts.
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Johnson - Johnston relatives and descendants who served in the government of the Confederate States of America.
Robert Johnston was born 14 Oct 1818 in Rockbridge County, Va. He served as a Delegate in the Virginia State House of Delegates. He became a delegate from the Commonwealth fo Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress from 1861-1862. He was elected as a Representative from Virginia to the House of Representatives of the Confederate Congess and served from 1862 to 1865.
Robert served as a Virginia State Court Judge from 1880 to 1885. He died of tuberculosis at Harrisonburg, Va. 6 Nov 1885. He was buried at Woodbine Cemetery there.
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