For persons with similar names, see Sam Johnston (disambiguation).
Samuel Johnston
United States Senator from North Carolina
In office November 26, 1789 – March 4, 1793
Preceded by
None
Succeeded by
Alexander Martin
6th Governor of North Carolina
In office December 20, 1787 – December 17, 1789
Preceded by
Richard Caswell
Succeeded by
Alexander Martin
1st and 3rd Grand Master of the Masons of North Carolina
In office 1787–1788
Preceded by
Office established
Succeeded by
Richard Caswell
In office 1789–1792
Preceded by
Richard Caswell
Succeeded by
William Richardson Davie
Acting Governor of North Carolina
In office 1775
Monarch
George III
Preceded by
Josiah Martin
Succeeded by
Richard Caswell
Personal details
Born
(1733-12-15)December 15, 1733 Dundee, Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain
Died
August 17, 1816(1816-08-17) (aged 82) Edenton, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party
Federalist
Relations
Gabriel Johnston (brother)
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states[citation needed] and ignore the rest of the country. In 1844, Representative Samuel F. Vinton of Ohio proposed an amendment to the constitution that would replace...
(2002), pp. 18–19. Padoux (2002), pp. 18–21. Brown (2002), pp. 3–4. Samuel & Johnston (2013), pp. 35–38. Feuerstein (2011), pp. 108–09. Werner (1977), pp...
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