Please answer the following question: Facts: - caption: william johnson - placeofburial label: place of burial - death date: 11 october 1875 - commands: 148th regiment - rank: 35px colonel - birth date: 8 december 1821 - serviceyears: 1862 & ndash ; 1863 - name: william johnson - image size: 200 - laterwork: new , 1871 - 1875 . york state senator , 26th district , democrat - image: williamjjohnson.jpg - death place: seneca falls , new york , united states - birth place: williamstown , massachusetts , united states Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william johnson -lrb- seneca county , ny -rrb- .
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william johnson -lrb- december 8 , 1821 -- october 10 , 1875 -rrb- was a new york state businessman and politician .