Johnson, James Willis (1826-1886)
- Name:
- Johnson, James Willis (1826-1886)
- Title:
- Member, New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1860, 1865, 1866, 1875
Member, New Hampshire State Senate, 1876-77
Railroad Commissioner, State of New Hampshire, 1878-79 - Born:
- 02/24/1826
- Birthplace:
- Enfield, NH
- Died:
- 12/18/1886
- Death Location:
- Boston, MA
- Residence:
- Enfield, NH
Boston, MA - Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- Merchant -- livestock, grains, wool
Proprietor, Quincy House, Boston - Father:
- Johnson, Moses (1788-1881)
- Mother:
- Hardy, Lavinia (1788-1879)
- Spouse:
- Smith, Susan A. (1825-1899), December 20, 1846
- Children:
- Johnson, Ella H. (1848-; m. William W. Hill; 2 children)
Johnson, Carrie E. (1855-; m. Dr. O. H. Marrion; 3 children)
Johnson, Belle (1856-; m. Otis D. Fellows; 4 children, incl. Marguerite Fellows)
Johnson, Helen Simmons (1863-; m. Albert Warren Meade) - Notes:
- Grew up poor in Enfield, NH. Became a merchant, dealing in livestock, grains, and wool. Made his fortune with the wool industry during the Civil War.
Member first of Republican Party, then Greenback Party.
Hamilton Child, Compiler. Gazetteer of Grafton County, N. H., 1709-1886. (Syracuse, NY: The Syracuse Journal Company, 1886), 254-258.
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