John Johnson Sr.

John Johnson
4th Chancellor of Maryland
In office
1821–1824
Preceded byWilliam Kilty
Succeeded byTheodorick Bland
Attorney General of Maryland
In office
1806–1811
GovernorRobert Wright
Edward Lloyd
Preceded byJohn Thomson Mason
Succeeded byJohn Montgomery
Personal details
Born(1770-09-12)12 September 1770
Annapolis, Maryland
Died30 July 1824(1824-07-30) (aged 53)
Hancock, Maryland
Spouse
Deborah Ghiselen
(m. 1794)
ChildrenReverdy Johnson
John Johnson Jr.
George Johnson

John Johnson Sr. (September 12, 1770 – July 30, 1824) was a Maryland attorney and judge, and the fourth Chancellor of Maryland, from 1821 to 1824.[1]

  1. ^ William J. Marbury, "The High Court of Chancery and the Chancellors of Maryland", Report of the Tenth Annual Meeting of the Maryland State Bar Association, (1905), p. 137-155.