J. H. Johnson (politician)

J. H. Johnson was a state legislator in Mississippi. He represented DeSoto County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives 1872–1875.^[1]^[2]

He was an abolitionist from Ohio who assisted people in their escape from slavery. He served as a trustee of a normal school in Holly Springs, Mississippi.^[3]

He studied at Oberlin College.^[3] He attended a colored convention in 1872.^[4] He was described as short, very stout, and as having one-half Anglo-Saxon blood.^[5] He proposed a bill to establish a female normal school in Hillsboro, Mississippi.^[6] He was a Republican.^[7]^[8]

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^ Sewell, George A.; Dwight, Margaret L. (November 28, 1984). Mississippi Black History Makers. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781604733907 – via Google Books.
^ Foner, Eric (1 August 1996). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. LSU Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-8071-2082-8. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "J. H. Johnson (DeSoto County) · Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi · Mississippi State University Libraries". msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com.
^ "Times-Picayune clipping". April 12, 1872.
^ Era, New National (March 27, 1873). "New National Era clipping".
^ "Weekly Mississippi Pilot clipping". March 13, 1875.
^ "Daily Mississippi Pilot clipping". August 1, 1875.
^ "Daily Mississippi Pilot clipping". August 1, 1875.

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[1] Sewell, George A.; Dwight, Margaret L. (November 28, 1984). Mississippi Black History Makers. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781604733907 – via Google Books.

[Freedom's_Lawmakers-2] Foner, Eric (1 August 1996). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. LSU Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-8071-2082-8. Retrieved November 5, 2022.

[dee-3] "J. H. Johnson (DeSoto County) · Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi · Mississippi State University Libraries". msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com.

[4] "Times-Picayune clipping". April 12, 1872.

[5] Era, New National (March 27, 1873). "New National Era clipping".

[6] "Weekly Mississippi Pilot clipping". March 13, 1875.

[7] "Daily Mississippi Pilot clipping". August 1, 1875.

[8] "Daily Mississippi Pilot clipping". August 1, 1875.

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