Waldo Johnson | |
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| Confederate States Senator from Missouri | |
| In office December 24, 1863 – May 10, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Peyton |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| United States Senator from Missouri | |
| In office March 17, 1861 – January 10, 1862 | |
| Preceded by | James Green |
| Succeeded by | Robert Wilson |
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives | |
| In office 1847–1848 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Waldo Porter Johnson September 16, 1817 Bridgeport, Virginia, U.S. (now West Virginia) |
| Died | August 14, 1885 (aged 67) Osceola, Missouri, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | William Tell Johnson |
| Education | Rector College (BA) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States Confederate States |
| Branch/service | United States Army Confederate States Army |
| Unit | 1st Missouri Regiment of Mounted Volunteers 4th Missouri Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Mexican–American War American Civil War |
Waldo Porter Johnson (September 16, 1817 – August 14, 1885) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Missouri state representative, as well as briefly as a U.S. Senator before being expelled for treason in 1862, then serving as a Confederate States Army officer and Confederate States Senator from Missouri from 1863 to 1865 and finally as chairman of the Missouri constitutional convention of 1875.