A.R. Johnson (Louisiana politician)
| Andrew Robinson Johnson | |
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| Louisiana State Senator from 24th District (Claiborne and Bienville parishes) | |
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In office 1916–1924 |
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| Preceded by | John Paul Jones (Louisiana politician) |
| Succeeded by | John Paul Jones (Louisiana politician) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 16, 1856 Dadeville Tallapoosa County Alabama, USA |
| Died | June 16, 1933 (aged 76) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Julia C. Pittman (married 1883) |
| Children | Eleven children |
| Residence |
(1) Scott County, Mississippi Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Harperville (Mississippi) Academy |
| Occupation |
Businessman; Banker |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
(1) Scott County, Mississippi
(2) Columbia County, Arkansas
(3) Ashland, Ashland County
Wisconsin
(4)
, Louisiana
Businessman; Banker
Andrew R. Johnson, known as A. R. Johnson (September 8, 1856 – June 16, 1933), was a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate, who represented District 24 (Claiborne and Bienville parishes) from 1916 to 1924.
Johnson was born to William D. Johnson and the former Sarah J. Slaughter in Dadeville in Tallapoosa County in east central Alabama. His father fought for the Confederacy in the American Civil War. Before the outbreak of hostilities in 1861, Johnson had already moved his family to a plantation in Scott County near Forest in central Mississippi. There, Andrew was educated in public schools and at Harperville Academy in the community of Harperville (not to be confused with Harpersville, Alabama). When not in school, he assisted his father on the farm. Young Andrew often walked five miles to school.
While in his early twenties, Johnson moved to Columbia County near Magnolia in southern Arkansas. He was a schoolteacher in Arkansas, clerked in a store, and served as the mayor of an unnamed town. He was also employed as depot agent by the Cotton Belt Railroad and edited a newspaper. He held some of these positions simultaneously. He also went into business for himself as a merchant. On April 18, 1883, he married the former Julia C. Pittman. The couple had eleven children, eight of whom were still living in 1925.
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