Waldo Johnson | |
---|---|
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 Osceola, Missouri, U.S. | (aged 67)
Resting place | Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | William Tell Johnson |
Education | Rector College (BA) |
Signature | |
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.