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| − | '''William Samuel Johnson''' was the first president of the newly-renamed [[Columbia College]], son of [[Samuel Johnson]]. Less importantly, he was a signer of the U.S. Constitution and served as a U.S. Senator representing [[Connecticut]]...after staying completely on the sidelines of the Revolutionary War. | + | '''William Samuel Johnson''' was the first president of the newly-renamed [[Columbia College]], and son of [[King's College]] founding president [[Samuel Johnson]]. Less importantly, he was a signer of the U.S. Constitution and served as a U.S. Senator representing [[Connecticut]]...after staying completely on the sidelines of the Revolutionary War. |
Johnson had followed in his father's footsteps, obtaining his education at [[Yale]]. He rejected his father's pressure to join the clergy, however, preferring a career in law. Later successful in the profession, he became renown as a scholar and received honorary degrees from [[Harvard]] and [[Oxford]]. The later, and a residency in London, had prompted Johnson's loyalist, and later Federalist sympathies. | Johnson had followed in his father's footsteps, obtaining his education at [[Yale]]. He rejected his father's pressure to join the clergy, however, preferring a career in law. Later successful in the profession, he became renown as a scholar and received honorary degrees from [[Harvard]] and [[Oxford]]. The later, and a residency in London, had prompted Johnson's loyalist, and later Federalist sympathies. | ||
Revision as of 23:56, 20 September 2009
William Samuel Johnson was the first president of the newly-renamed Columbia College, and son of King's College founding president Samuel Johnson. Less importantly, he was a signer of the U.S. Constitution and served as a U.S. Senator representing Connecticut...after staying completely on the sidelines of the Revolutionary War.
Johnson had followed in his father's footsteps, obtaining his education at Yale. He rejected his father's pressure to join the clergy, however, preferring a career in law. Later successful in the profession, he became renown as a scholar and received honorary degrees from Harvard and Oxford. The later, and a residency in London, had prompted Johnson's loyalist, and later Federalist sympathies.
The town of Johnson, Vermont, and its Johnson State College are both named for him.
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| Preceded by Myles Cooper |
President of Columbia University 1787-1800 |
Succeeded by Charles Henry Wharton |
