  william johnson (december 17 or december 27, 1771 - august 4, 1834) was a state legislator and judge in south carolina, and an associate justice of the united states supreme court from 1804 to his death in 1834. ==youth and early career== johnson was born in charleston. his father, william johnson, was a revolutionary, and represented charleston in the general assembly of south carolina. the elder johnson was deported by sir henry clinton to st. augustine with other distinguished patriots of south carolina.johnson, bradley t. "the memoir of jane claudia johnson." southern historical society papers, volume xxix, 1901, pg 34. his mother, sarah johnson, nÃ©e nightingale, was also a revolutionary. "during the siege of charleston, [she quilted] her petticoats with cartridges, which she thus conveyed to her husband in the trenches." the younger johnson studied law at princeton and graduated with an a.b. in 1790. he read law in the office of charles cotesworth pinckney before passing the bar in 1793. in 1794, he married sarah bennett. they had at least one child, anna hayes johnson, who was the second wife of romulus mitchell saunders and mother of jane claudia saunders johnson (wife of general bradley tyler johnson, confederate civil war general from maryland.) hanson, george adolphus. old kent: the eastern shore of maryland , notes illustrative of the most ancient records of kent county, 1876, pg 57 ==work in state politics== johnson followed in his father's footsteps, representing the city of charleston (and the nascent democratic-republican party) in the state's house of representatives from 1794 to 1798. in 1796, he was selected as the speaker of the state house. in 1798, the formation of the state's highest court created a demand for judges; johnson, a key figure in south carolina politics, was appointed as an associate justice on the court of general sessions. ==appointment to the court== [[file:william justice house.jpg|thumb|left|the home of justice johnson still stands at 156 rutledge ave. in downtown charle
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