A. H. Johnson

Amos Howe Johnson (August 4, 1831 – May 12, 1896) was an American medical doctor and politician who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives during the 1862 Massachusetts legislature.

Early life

Johnson was born in Boston on August 4, 1831. He was one of seven children born to merchant Samuel Johnson and his wife, the former Charlotte Abigail Howe. One of his brothers, George W. Johnson, was a lawyer and state legislator. Johnson's earliest education came at the Chauncy Hall School. He was then sent to a boarding school in Quincy, Massachusetts, but ran away. He also ran away from his next school, the Brookfield Family School, but was sent back. He finished his preparatory education at Phillips Academy.

Ministry and politics

Johnson graduated from Harvard College in 1853 and the Andover Theological Seminary in 1856. On January 1, 1857, he became the pastor of the Congregational Church in Middleton, Massachusetts. Throat issues and persistent headaches caused Johnson to resign from his pastorate in 1861. In 1862, he represented the 24th Essex District, comprising the towns of Middleton, Saugus, and Lynnfield, in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. From 1873 to 1875, he was a member of the Salem, Massachusetts school committee.

Medicine

In 1862, Johnson entered Harvard Medical School. He graduated in 1865 and set up a practice in Salem. From 1869 and 1870, he furthered his studies in Berlin and Vienna. He spent many years on the staff of Salem Hospital and was a member of the consulting board of physicians of the Danvers State Hospital. From 1890 to 1892, he was president of the Massachusetts Medical Society.