WILLIAM SAMUEL JOHNSON

1727-1819

Delegate to the Constitutional Convention (Connecticut)

Biographical Data
Religious Views
Quotations
References, Links, & Further Reading

Education: Yale

Occupation: lawyer, college president

Political Affiliation: Pro-Administration

Religious Affiliation: Presbyterian, Episcopalian

Summary of Religious Views:

Johnson's father had been a Congregational minister, but became an Anglican minister prior to his son's birth. Although his father wanted him to become a minister, Johnson rejected this and instead chose the law as his career.

When Johnson's father was president of King's College (later Columbia), there was a disagreement between Presbyterian and Anglican supporters of the college. Johnson's father asked Johnson to produce a pamphlet defending the Anglican side, but this Johnson refused to do.

Views on Religion & Politics:

Quotations:

References, Links, & Further Reading: Books, Articles, Links

Books

Eben Edwards Beardsley, Life and Times of William Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Hurd and Houghton, 1876
G.C. Groce, William Samuel Johnson: A Maker of the Constitution, Columbia Univ. Press, 1937
Elizabeth McCaughey, William Samuel Johnson, Loyalist and Founding Father, Columbia Univ. Press, 1980

Articles

Links

JOHNSON, William Samuel, 1727-1819 (Biographical Directory of the US Congress)
William Samuel Johnson (National Archives -- The Founding Fathers)
William Samuel Johnson (Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution -- Center of Military History, United States Army)
William Samuel Johnson (Colonial Hall)

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