Joseph Johnson (Virginia politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Virginia politician
Date of Birth: 19-Dec-1785
Place of Birth: Orange County, New York, United States
Date of Death: 27-Feb-1877
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Joseph Johnson (Virginia politician)
- Joseph Ellis Johnson (December 19, 1785 – February 27, 1877) was a farmer, businessman and politician who served as United States Representative and became the 32nd Governor of Virginia from 1852 to 1856, the first Virginia governor to be popularly elected as well as the only Virginia governor from west of Appalachian mountains.
- During the American Civil War, he sympathized with the Confederacy, but returned to what had become West Virginia for his final years.
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