Waldo P. Johnson

Waldo Johnson
Confederate States Senator
from Missouri
In office
December 24, 1863 – May 10, 1865
Preceded byRobert Peyton
Succeeded bySeat abolished
United States Senator
from Missouri
In office
March 17, 1861 – January 10, 1862
Preceded byJames Green
Succeeded byRobert Wilson
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
In office
1847–1848
Personal details
Born
Waldo Porter Johnson

(1817-09-16)September 16, 1817
Bridgeport, Virginia, U.S. (now West Virginia)
DiedAugust 14, 1885(1885-08-14) (aged 67)
Osceola, Missouri, U.S.
Resting placeForest Hill Calvary Cemetery
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ChildrenWilliam Tell Johnson
EducationRector College (BA)
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Confederate States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Confederate States Army
Unit1st Missouri Regiment of Mounted Volunteers
4th Missouri Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsMexican–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.