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Johnson, George W., 1811-1862
George W. Johnson was the first Confederate Provisional Governor of Kentucky. He was born near Georgetown, Kentucky in 1811. He received Bachelor's, Master's, and Law degrees from Transylvania University. After his marriage to Ann Viley in 1833, Johnson practiced law in Georgetown. Johnson served three terms in the Kentucky House of Representatives and was a candidate for Democratic elector in 1852 and 1860. Johnson was a volunteer aide to General Simon Bolivar Buckner in Bowling Green. A sovereignty convention in Russellville in November 1861 denied the authority of the government in Frankfort and declared a revolutionary right to create a provisional government that they viewed as more representative of Kentuckians. Johnson was unanimously elected as the first provisional governor. The new government was soon admitted to the Confederacy, despite misgivings about its legality. Johnson and his council spent less than three months in Bowling Green, the official Confederate capital, after taking office. The government went into exile when General Albert Sidney Johnston retreated from Kentucky. The governor was with Johnston's forces at Shiloh where both were fatally wounded. George W. Johnson died in 1862.
From the description of George W. Johnson papers, 1850-1920. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 41140441
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Johnson, George Nicolson, 1811-1855.
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Richmond, Va., lawyer George Nicolson Johnson was the son of Richmond lawyer Chapman Johnson (1779-1849). In addition to running a successful law practice, which included appearances before the Virginia and United States supreme courts, Johnson was active in the civic life of Richmond. He served as treasurer of the Virginia Historical Society, was a supporter of the Richmond Athenaeum, and was one of the original subscribers to and a vice president of the Richmond Library Company. Johnson avoide...
