Charles JOHNSON, Congress, NC (1802)

JOHNSON, Charles, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Chowan County, N.C., birth date unknown; pursued an academic course; engaged as a planter; elected to the Continental Congress, 1781, 1784, and 1785, but did not attend; served in the State senate, 1781-1784, 1788-1790, and 1792; elected as a Republican to the Seventh Congress (March 4, 1801-July 23, 1802); died on July 23, 1802, in Bandon, near Edenton, Chowan County, N.C.; interment in Edenton Cemetery.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present