Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Charles A. Johns ( June 25 , 1857 - January 11 , 1932 ) was an American lawyer , jurist and politician who served as the 47th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court .
Simplified: Charles A. Johns ( June 25 , 1857 -- January 11 , 1932 ) was an American lawyer , jurist and politician . He served as the 47th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court .