1875. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 15, 1875, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on January 26, 1878, due to his death in Nassau, The Bahamas. He was interred at the Forest Hill Cemetery in Utica. Family Johnson was the son of Alexander Bryan Johnson and Abigail Louisa Smith (Adams) Johnson (1798–1836); she was a daughter of Charles Adams and Sally Smith, a niece of William Stephens Smith, and a granddaughter of President John Adams and Abigail Adams. In 1852, Johnson married Catherine M. Crysler (1833–1898), and they had four children. Honor In 1859, Hamilton College conferred the title of LL.D. on Johnson. References Sources Further reading "Johnson, Alexander Smith", in Concise Dictionary of American Biography (1964), New York: Scribner's. 1817 births 1878 deaths 19th-century American judges Chief Judges of the New York Court of Appeals Judges of the United States circuit courts New York (state) Democrats New York (state) Republicans Politicians from Utica, New York United States federal judges appointed by Ulysses S. Grant Yale University alumni Adams political family