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American politician

David Johnston


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 3rd district
In office 1899–1901
Preceded by	Charles P. Dorr
Succeeded by	Joseph H. Gaines
Member of the West Virginia Senate
In office 1878

Personal details
Born	David Emmons Johnston (1845-04-10)April 10, 1845 Pearisburg, Virginia, U.S.
Died	July 7, 1917(1917-07-07) (aged 72) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Signature
Military service
Branch/service	Confederate Army
Unit	7th Virginia Infantry Regiment

David Emmons Johnston (April 10, 1845 – July 7, 1917) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from West Virginia who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1899 to 1901.

Early life

Johnston was born in Pearisburg, Virginia on April 10, 1845.

Career

In April 1861, he enlisted in the Confederate Army and served four years in the 7th Virginia Infantry Regiment, Kemper's brigade of Pickett’s division. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in Giles County in 1867. He began practicing in Pearisburg, Virginia. He moved to Mercer County, West Virginia, in 1870.

Johnston served as prosecuting attorney from 1872 to 1876. He served as a member of the West Virginia Senate in 1878 but soon resigned. From 1880 to 1888, he was a judge on the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court. He was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901). His candidacy in 1900 for re-election was unsuccessful.

He moved to Portland, Oregon, in 1908 and resumed the practice of law.

Personal life

He died at his home in Portland on July 7, 1917, and was buried in Mount Scott Park Cemetery, which is now Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery.

Works

A History of Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory (1906)
The Story of a Confederate Boy in the Civil War (1914)

References

Miller, Thomas Condit; Maxwell, Hu (1913). West Virginia and its People. Vol. II. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 357–358. Retrieved August 15, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
^ "David E. Johnston, Portland Banker, is Summoned by Death". The Oregon Journal. July 7, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved August 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

Sources

United States Congress. "David Emmons Johnston (id: J000186)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. September 2007.

External links

David Emmons Johnston at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byCharles P. Dorr	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 3rd congressional district 1899–1901	Succeeded byJoseph H. Gaines

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1st district	Blair C. Hubbard Duval J. J. Davis B. Wilson Goff Pendleton Atkinson Pendleton Dovener W. Hubbard J. W. Davis Neely Rosenbloom Bachmann Ramsay Schiffler Ramsay Schiffler Neely Love Ramsay R. Mollohan Moore R. Mollohan A. Mollohan McKinley C. Miller
2nd district	Brown Sr. Latham Kitchen McGrew Hagans Faulkner Martin Hoge W. Wilson Dayton T. Davis Sturgiss Brown Jr. Bowers Allen Bowman Randolph M. Snyder Staggers Sr. Benedict Staggers Jr. Wise Capito Mooney Moore
3rd district	Whaley Polsley Witcher Hereford Kenna C. Snyder Alderson Huling Dorr Johnston Gaines Littlepage Avis Littlepage Reed Wolverton O'Brien Wolverton Hornor Edmiston Rohrbough Bailey Rohrbough Bailey Slack Hutchinson Staton Wise Rahall Jenkins C. Miller
4th district	Gibson C. Hogg Jackson C. Smith Capehart W. Miller Freer Hughes Woodyard Hamilton Moss Woodyard Johnson Woodyard Hughes R. Hogg Johnson Ellis Burnside Neal Burnside Neal Hechler Rahall
5th district	Hughes Cooper Goodykoontz Lilly Strother Shott John Kee E. Kee James Kee
6th district	Littlepage Echols Taylor England J. Smith Hedrick Byrd Slack
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