Legislatures 
Johnson - Johnston kinfolk who have served in state legislatures
Averill C. Johnson was elected as a Republican to the Colorado State Senate in 1950.
Benjamin Johnson of Epping, Rockingham County, NH was elected as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1893.
Bradley Ryler Johnson was born 29 Sep 1829 in Frederick County, Maryland. He was elected as a delegate to the Democratic Party National Convention from Maryland in 1860. When the South seceded from the union the following and set up the Confederate States of America, Bradley enlisted in the Confederate States Army and was commissioned a General.
After the war, he was elected to the Virginia State Senate and served from 1875-1879. He died in Amelia County, Va. 5 Oct 1903 and was buried at Loudon Park Cemetery in Baltimore, Md.
Charles H. Johnson served in the California State Assembly from 1861-1862.
Chester Johnson, of Enfield, Cn., served in the Connecticut State Senate from 1874-1876.
Cone Johnson was born 11 Jun 1860 in Dawson County, Georgia, a son of Samuel Callaway Johnson and Emily Swilling. He attended Emory College, Oxford, Ga. and graduated from Peabody Normal College, Nashville, Tn. After college, he moved to Tyler, Tx. and taught for two years at East Texas University. During this time, he studied law with W. S. Herndon. He was admitted to the Texas bar in 1883 and set up practice in Tyler for the next 40 years.
In 1886, Cone was elected to the Texas House of Representatives, serving one term and was then elected to the Texas State Senate in 1888 and served to 1892. During his tenure, he introduced a bill to establish the Texas Railroad Commission.
In 1910, Cone ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination as governor of Texas. For many years, he fought sucessfully against prohibition in Texas. He later switched sides in this hotly debated subject which swept the nation for several decades. Cone married first to Eliza Sophia Robertson and after her death to Ethel Frances Hilton. Eliza served as a member of the Democratic National Committee from Texas in 1920. He died at Tyler 17 Mar 1933.
Convers Johnson of Jefferson County, NY served as a member of the New York State Assembly in 1823.
Donald L. Johnson was elected as a Democratic member of the Kentucky State Senate representing the 11th District, in 1975. He lost a bid for reelection in 1979. He was from Fort Thomas, Campbell County, Ky.
Edwin F. Johnson served as a member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 18th District in 1856. He was from Middlesex County, Cn.
Elisha Johnson was elected in Apr 1795 to the Connecticut General Assembly, to represent the town of Willington.
Elisha Johnson was elected to the Connecticut State Senate and served 1849-1850, 1860-1861 and 1870-1871. He was from Litchfield County, Cn.
Francis Johnson was elected to the Iowa State House of Representatives and served as Speaker 1931-1932.
Charles Johnson, a Republican from Norristown, Montgomery County, Pa., served as a alternate Delegate from Pennsylvania to the Republican National Convention in 1920. He was elected as the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Secretary of State in 1927 and served until he resigned in 1929.
George A. Johnson was born in 1829 in Maryland. He moved to California and was elected a member of the California State Assembly and served in 1863 and 1866-1867. He was elected California State Attorney General and served 1887-1891. While he served as Attorney General, railroad companies were finally required to begin paying taxes after long and hard legal battles. He died in San Francisco in 1894.
George G. Johnson served as South Dakota State Treasurer from 1909-1913.
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