. ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁mid - 1 8 2 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁mid - 1 8 3 0 s ▁he ▁res ided ▁in ▁Lis bon , ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁afterwards ▁returning ▁to ▁Bath . ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 6 , ▁Johnson ▁joined ▁the ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Milit ia ' s ▁ 3 2 nd ▁Regiment ▁as ▁its ▁pay master . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁its ▁adj ut ant , ▁and ▁eventually ▁commanded ▁the ▁regiment ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁colon el . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁He ▁was ▁deput y ▁sh er iff ▁of ▁G raft on ▁County ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁and ▁ 1 8 2 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁Johnson ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Executive ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 5 . ▁ ▁Johnson ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁to ▁the ▁Tw enty - n inth ▁and ▁Th ir ti eth ▁Congress es ▁( M arch ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁– ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 4 9 ). ▁ ▁Death ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Bath , ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁September ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁inter red ▁at ▁Bath ▁Village ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁Family ▁In