Joseph F. Johnston

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Joseph F. Johnston
Governor of Alabama
In office
December 1, 1896 – December 1, 1900
Preceded byWilliam C. Oates
Succeeded byWilliam J. Samford
Personal details
Born(1843-03-23)March 23, 1843
Captain
UnitNorth Carolina 12th North Carolina Infantry[1]
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Joseph Forney Johnston (March 23, 1843 – August 8, 1913) was an American

U.S. Senate Committee to Establish a University of the United States
.

Biography

Born in

Petersburg. By the war's end, he attained the rank of captain.[2]

After returning from the war, Johnston studied law under William H. Forney and was admitted to the bar. He practiced law in Selma, Alabama, eventually moving to Birmingham to become president of the Alabama National Bank. In 1887, Johnston became president of the Sloss Iron & Steel company, an industry thriving in Alabama.[2]

Johnston first entered the political arena in 1890, when he ran for Alabama governor but lost to

Governor of Alabama.[2] Johnston's achievements during his tenure as governor include tax reform, creation of the Alabama Department of Insurance
, and the establishment of a state mine inspector.

Johnston decided not to seek another term as governor in 1900 and challenged

John Tyler Morgan in that year's Senate election. Morgan defeated Johnston, and in 1902, Johnston sought a third term as governor against incumbent William D. Jelks
. The revelation of several scandals involving Sloss Iron & Steel and misconduct in the prison system hurt Johnston, and he would ultimately lose the election.

However, Johnston attained political office again by being elected to complete Senator Edmund Pettus's term after Pettus had died in office in 1907. Johnston was re-elected in 1909 and served in the Senate until his death from pneumonia in 1913.[2]

Johnston was married to Theresa Virginia Hooper of South Carolina. They had three sons: William Hooper, Edward Douglas, and Forney.[1] He is buried in Birmingham's Elmwood Cemetery.

See also

  • List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

References

  1. ^ a b "Joseph Forney Johnston". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Johnston, Joseph Forney". United States Congress. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

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Party political offices
Preceded by
Governor of Alabama
1896, 1898
 Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
Governor of Alabama

1896–1900 		Succeeded by
U.S. Senate
Preceded by
U.S. Senator from Alabama

1907–1913 		Succeeded by
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