Portrait by John Wesley Jarvis, between 1809 and 1819
United States Senator from Connecticut
In office March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791
Preceded by
Office created
Succeeded by
Roger Sherman
3rd President of Columbia University
In office 1787–1800
Preceded by
George Clinton (acting)
Succeeded by
Charles Henry Wharton
Personal details
Born
October 7, 1727 Stratford, Connecticut Colony
Died
November 14, 1819(1819-11-14) (aged 92) Stratford, Connecticut, U.S.
Resting place
Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Stratford
Nationality
American
Political party
Pro-Administration
Spouse
Anne Beach[1]
Children
Elizabeth Johnson
Parent(s)
Samuel Johnson Charity Floyd Nicoll
Relatives
Daniel Verplanck (son-in-law) Gulian C. Verplanck (grandson)
Alma mater
Yale College
Profession
Politician, clergyman
Military service
Branch/service
Connecticut Colonial Militia
Rank
Colonel
William Samuel Johnson (October 7, 1727 – November 14, 1819) was an American Founding Father and statesman. He was the only man to attend all of the four founding American Congresses: the Stamp Act Congress in 1765, the Continental Congress in 1785–1787, the United States Constitutional Convention in 1787 where he was chairman of the Committee of Style that drafted the final version of the United States Constitution, and as a senator from Connecticut in the first United States Congress in 1789-1791. He also served as the third president of Columbia University (then known as Columbia College).
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