Joseph Johnson (Virginia politician)

Joseph Johnson
32nd Governor of Virginia
In office January 16, 1852 – January 1, 1856
Lieutenant	Shelton Leake
Preceded by	John B. Floyd
Succeeded by	Henry A. Wise
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 14th district
In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
Preceded by	George W. Summers
Succeeded by	Robert A. Thompson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 20th district
In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1841
Preceded by	John J. Allen
Succeeded by	Samuel L. Hays
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 18th district
In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1827
Preceded by	Mark Alexander
Succeeded by	Isaac Leffler
In office January 21, 1833 – March 3, 1833
Preceded by	Philip Doddridge
Succeeded by	John H. Fulton
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
In office 1815-1816 1818-1822
Personal details
Born	(1785-12-19)December 19, 1785 Orange County, New York
Died	February 27, 1877(1877-02-27) (aged 91) Bridgeport, West Virginia
Political party	Jacksonian democrat, Democrat
Occupation	Military officer, farmer, 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 the Appalachian mountains.^[1] During the American Civil War, he sympathized with the Confederacy, but returned to what had become West Virginia for his final years.^[2]