Daniel Johnson | |
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| President of the Senate of West Virginia | |
| In office 1872–1877, 1878–1881 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos A. Sperry (first term) Ulysses N. Arnett (second term) |
| Succeeded by | Ulysses N. Arnett (first term) Albert E. Summers (second term) |
| Member of the West Virginia Senate | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Dye Johnson (1836-04-28)April 28, 1836 |
| Died | December 18, 1893(1893-12-18) (aged 57) Long Reach, West Virginia, United States |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mary Maria Martin |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
Years of service | 1862–1865 |
| Rank |  Colonel, USV |
| Commands | 14th West Virginia Infantry 2nd Brigade, Kanawha Division |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Daniel Dye Johnson (28 April 1836 - 18 December 1893) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He later became a state senator and Senate President of the West Virginia Senate from Tyler County and served from 1872 to 1877 and from 1879 to 1881.123 He died in 1893.45
Family
Johnson was one of 17 children of William Henry Johnson (1789-1871), by his second wife Elizabeth Dye Johnson (1809-1869). Johnson's older brother Okey Johnson (1834-1903) was a lawyer, politician, and West Virginia Supreme Court judge; he also served as the Dean of the West Virginia University Law School. Their much younger brother Thomas Corskadon Johnson (1848-1922) was a prominent Baptist minister in Charleston who served many terms as the moderator of the Kanawha Valley Baptist Association and was a local leader in the fight for prohibition.
References
References
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- Joyce Dabiri, Kelly L. Pruett (March 8, 2012). "Johnson, Daniel Dye" (PDF). Retrieved August 27, 2015.
- Myers, S. (1915). Myers' History of West Virginia. Vol. 2. Wheeling News Lithograph Company. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
- "West Virginia Vital Research Records - Record Image". wvculture.org. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
- "Tree Details — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Retrieved August 27, 2015.