Joseph Johnson (South Carolina mayor)
Joseph Johnson | |
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| 27th Mayor of Charleston | |
| In office 1825–1827 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Prioleau |
| Succeeded by | John Gadsden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 15, 1776 |
| Died | October 6, 1862 (aged 86) Pineville, South Carolina |
| Party | Whig |
| Spouse | Catherine Hannah Bonneau |
| Profession | Physician |
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Joseph Johnson (1776–1862) was the twenty-seventh mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, serving two terms from 1825 to 1827. He was re-elected to his second term on September 4, 1826. He also was the president of the Branch Bank of the United States from 1818 until its close and authored a work titled "Traditions of South Carolina." Johnson died on October 6, 1862, in Pineville, South Carolina. In his youth he operated the leading drug store in Charleston.