Thomas Johnson (Kansas politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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American Methodist missionary and member of the Kansas territorial legislature
Date of Birth: 11-Jul-1802
Date of Death: 02-Jan-1865
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Thomas Johnson (Kansas politician)
- Thomas Johnson (July 11, 1802 – January 2, 1865) was a Methodist missionary in Kansas who founded the Shawnee Methodist Mission.
- It was intended to serve and convert the Shawnee, several hundred of whom had been relocated to Kansas Indian Territory from east of the Mississippi River.Johnson was a known slave holder in Kansas and sided strongly with the pro-slavery group, at a time when it was unclear whether residents would vote to allow slavery in the territory (see Bleeding Kansas).
- He was elected as a member of the Kansas territorial legislature, which temporarily designated Shawnee Mission as the state capital, 1855–1856.
- Johnson County, Kansas is named for him.
- Johnson was pro-Southern in sympathy but signed a Unionist pledge at the time of the Civil War.
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