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| | Reverdy Johnson |
 | | JOHNSON, Reverdy, statesman, born in Annapolis, Maryland, 21 May, 1796; died there, 10 February, 1876 He was educated at St. John's college, studied law with his father, John Johnson, chancellor of the state, and was admitted to the bar in 1815. |
 | | Johnson was invariably outspoken in his opinions of all public matters, his decided opposition to the proscriptive doctrines of the "Know-Nothing" party led him, together with many of the Whig leaders in Maryland, to unite with the Democrats in 1856 and in the subsequent support of Buchanan's administration. |
 | | Johnson joined the Douglas wing of the party, and was active in his efforts to secure its success, he was a member of the peace congress in Washington in 1861 and in 1862. |
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