_portrait_.
JOHNSON, JOHN. _b._ 1801; studied in Italy 1836–40; built St.
Saviour’s ch. Walmer 1846, Water colour gallery, Pall Mall;
decorated H.M. theatre for Benjamin Lumley; built mansion
for sir John Kelk at Tedworth, Wilts. 1878; with Mr. Meeson,
Alexandra palace, which was burnt 9 June 1873; district surveyor
East Hackney; a great fisherman; in 1866 he obtained the prize
for the greatest weight of fish caught 550 lbs.; member of
Piscatorial soc.; member of Thames angling preservation soc.
and on the committee. _d._ 14 Buckingham st. Adelphi, London 28
Dec. 1878. _The Builder_ (1874) 687–9, (1879) 53, 137; _Fishing
Gazette 3 Jany. 1879 p._ 7.
JOHNSON, JOHN JAMES (3 son of William Johnson of The Pallant,
Chichester, _d._ 1823). _b._ June 1812; ed. at Winchester;
barrister M.T. 10 June 1836, bencher 5 May 1864 to death;
recorder of Chichester, Aug. 1863 to death; Q.C. 13 Feb. 1864.
_d._ 26 Gresham place, Belgrave sq. London 22 July 1890.
JOHNSON, JOHN MERCER (son of a timber merchant). _b._ Liverpool
1818; ed. Northumberland county gram. sch. New Brunswick;
barrister 1840; member of provincial legislature, postmaster
general 1847, speaker of the house, and attorney general,
solicitor general 1854; member of Quebec and London conferences
which settled the confederation act of the Dominion of Canada
1864, 1867; member for Northumberland in Dominion parliament