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 CC2 JOHNSON Johnson," with a biographical introduction by Frank Moore (Boston, 1865) ; " Life and Speeches of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States," by Lillian Foster (Philadel- phia, 1866) ; " Life and Times of Andrew Johnson " (New York, 1866) ; " Impeachment and Trial of Andrew Johnson " (Philadelphia, 1868); and "Proceedings in the Trial of An- drew Johnson " (Washington, 1868). JOH.V'SON, Eastman, an American painter, horn at Lovell, near Freyburg, Me., July 29, 1824. He first became known for his drawings in crayon, and in 1849 went to Dilsseldorf, where he studied for two years. He afterward resided at the Hague for four years, and executed there the " Savoyard " and "Card Players," his earliest elaborate paintings in oil, besides a number of portraits and genre paintings. He also visited the principal galleries and studios in Holland, Italy, and France. In 1856 he removed to Paris, but returned the same year to America, and has since resided for the most part in New York. He gives his attention mainly to genre painting, finding his favorite subjects in the American rustic and negro, and in glimpses of household and childish life. His paintings are characterized by clearness, vigor, and faithful- ness to nature. Among the best known are " The Old Kentucky Home " (1859), first ex- hibited in New York, and sent with " Mating " (1860) and "The Farmer's Sunday Morning" (1866) to the Paris universal exposition in 1867; "The Barefoot Boy" (1860), illustrating Whittier's poem ; " The Village Blacksmith " (1864); "Fiddling his Way" (1865); "The Boyhood of Abraham Lincoln" and "The Field Hospital " (1867) ; "The Pension Claim Agent" (1868); "Our Father who art in Heaven" (1869); "The Old Stage Coach" and " Bo-peep " (1871) ; " The Wounded Drummer Boy " (1872) ; " Dropping off " and " The Ped- dler" (1873). He has also, during a visit to the upper Mississippi, sketched some excellent portraits of American Indians. His " Old Ken- tucky Home," " Boyhood of Abraham Lincoln," and some other works, have been copied in chromolithography, and photographs have been published of the "Wounded Drummer Boy" and " Our Father who art in Heaven." JOHNSON, Edward, a historian of New Eng- land, born in Kent, England, about 1600, died at Woburn, Mass., April 23, 1672. He emi- grated to America probably with Gov. Win- throp in 1630. In 1632 he was engaged in trade at Merrimack, but appears to have re- sided usually at Oharlestown. He was on the committee appointed to superintend the foun- dation of a new town and church at the place now called Woburn. In 1643 he went to Prov- idence with Capt. Cook's party to seize Gor- ton, and in the same year was elected a mem- ber of the legislature of Massachusetts, in which he continued to sit till 1671, with the ex- ception of the year 1648. In 1655 he was cho- sen speaker of the house. He was recorder of Woburn from the time of its incorporation till his death. In 16G5 he was one of the mem- bers deputed to hold conference with the com- missioners sent from England by Charles II. He wrote a " History of New England from the English Planting in 1628 till 1652, or Won- der-Working Providence of Zion's Saviour" (London, 1654), which, notwithstanding its defective and desultory style, is interesting and valuable. It has been reprinted in the second series of the Massachusetts historical collections, scattered through vols. ii., Hi., iv., vii., viii. JOHNSON, Isaac, one of the original colonizers of Massachusetts, born in Clipsham, Rutland- shire, England, died in Boston, Sept. 30, 1630. He arrived at Salem with his wife, June 12, 1630, and was one of the four persons who founded the first church at Charlestown in the following month. The water there, however, being bad, Mr. Johnson and some others re- moved to Shawmut, now Boston, where was " an excellent spring." He superintended the first settlement of Boston, and bequeathed at his death considerable property to the colony. His wife, ARBELLA or ARABELLA, daughter of Thomas, 14th earl of Lincoln, accompanied him to New England, and died in Salem in the August subsequent to her arrival. She was usually styled the "Lady Arbella," and was highly esteemed by Winthrop, who changed the name of his ship, and called it after her. JOHNSON, Reverdy, an American statesman, born in Annapolis, Md., May 21, 1796. He was educated at St. John's college in that city, and at the age of 17 began to study law in Prince George's co. in the office of his father, who was chief justice of the judicial district of which that county was a part. In 1815 he was admitted to the bar, and in 1817 removed to Baltimore. He has devoted much of his time to the arguing of cases before the United States supreme court. In conjunction with Mr. Thomas Harris he reported the decisions of the Maryland court of appeals, known as " Harris's and Johnson's Reports " (7 vols., 1820-'27). In 1821 he was elected a state sen- ator for four years, and in 1825 reflected. In 1845 he was chosen a United States senator, which office he resigned in 1849 on being ap- pointed by President Taylor attorney general of the United States. On the succession of Mr. Fillmore after the death of President Tay- lor, Mr. Johnson resigned that office, and re- sumed in Baltimore the practice of the law. In 1861 he was a member of the convention in Washington which tried to prevent the out- break of the civil war. In 1862 he was again elected to the United States senate, and was a member from 1863 to 1868. In June of the latter year he was appointed minister to Eng- land, where he negotiated a treaty for the set- tlement of the Alabama claims, which was re- jected by the senate. He was recalled in 1869. JOHNSON, Richard Mentor, an American states- man, born near Louisville, Ky., Oct. 17, 1780, died in Frankfort, Nov. 19, 1850. He was educated at Transylvania university, and sub-