Charles Fletcher Johnson

Charles Fletcher Johnson (February 14, 1859 – February 15, 1930) was a United States Senator from Maine and a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Charles Fletcher Johnson
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
In office
April 30, 1929  February 15, 1930
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
In office
October 1, 1917  April 30, 1929
Appointed byWoodrow Wilson
Preceded byWilliam LeBaron Putnam
Succeeded byScott Wilson
United States Senator
from Maine
In office
March 4, 1911  March 3, 1917
Preceded byEugene Hale
Succeeded byFrederick Hale
Personal details
Born
Charles Fletcher Johnson

(1859-02-14)February 14, 1859
Winslow, Maine
DiedFebruary 15, 1930(1930-02-15) (aged 71)
St. Petersburg, Florida
Resting placePine Grove Cemetery
Waterville, Maine
Political partyDemocratic
EducationBowdoin College (AB)
read law

Johnson was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on October 1, 1917, to a seat vacated by William LeBaron Putnam. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 1, 1917, and received commission the same day. Assumed senior status on April 30, 1929. Johnson's service was terminated on February 15, 1930, due to death.

Education and career

Born on February 14, 1859, in Winslow, Kennebec County, Maine,[1] Johnson attended the common schools and Waterville Classical Institute.[2] He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1879 from Bowdoin College and read law in 1886.[1] He was principal of the high school of Machias, Washington County, Maine from 1881 to 1886.[2] He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Waterville, Maine from 1886 to 1911.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Maine in 1892 and 1894.[2] He was elected Mayor of Waterville in 1893, but left that office in 1894.[3] He was a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1905 and 1907.[1]

Congressional service

Johnson was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1910 and served from March 4, 1911, until March 3, 1917.[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916.[2] He was Chairman of the Committee on National Banks (63rd United States Congress), Committee on Fisheries (64th United States Congress) and the Committee on Pensions (64th United States Congress).[2]

Federal judicial service

Johnson was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on October 1, 1917, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit vacated by Judge William LeBaron Putnam.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 1, 1917, and received his commission the same day.[1] He assumed senior status on April 30, 1929.[1] His service terminated on February 15, 1930, due to his death while on a visit to St. Petersburg, Florida.[1] He was interred in Pine Grove Cemetery in Waterville.[2]

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Party political offices
Preceded by
William P. Thompson
Democratic nominee for Governor of Maine
1892, 1894
Succeeded by
Melvin P. Frank
First Democratic nominee for U.S. senator from Maine
(Class 1)

1916
Succeeded by
Oakley C. Curtis
U.S. Senate
Preceded by
Eugene Hale
U.S. senator (Class 1) from Maine
1911–1917
Served alongside: William P. Frye, Obadiah Gardner, Edwin C. Burleigh, Bert M. Fernald
Succeeded by
Frederick Hale
Legal offices
Preceded by
William LeBaron Putnam
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
1917–1929
Succeeded by
Scott Wilson
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