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Reverdy Johnson
Democrat · Senate · Maryland · 1845–1869
Reverdy Johnson was a Democratic U.S. senator from Maryland, serving 1845–1869. Cast 1,742 votes and missed 24.4%.
- Years in Congress
- 9
- Votes missed
- 24.4%
- Born
- 1796
- Died
- 1876
Biography
Reverdy Johnson was an American politician, statesman, and jurist from Annapolis, Maryland. He gained fame as a defense attorney, defending notables such as Sandford of the Dred Scott case, Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter at his courts-martial, and Mary Surratt, conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. A former Whig, he was a strong supporter of the Union war effort.
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Terms in office
- Senate, Maryland1845–1849 · Whig
- Senate, Maryland1863–1869 · Democrat
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Capitol Receipts, “Reverdy Johnson (D-MD), Senate 1845–1869,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/past-member/J000169/reverdy-johnson (accessed 2026-10-15).