OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Herschel Vespasian Johnson

BORN:
September 18, 1812
Burke County, Georgia

DIED:
August 16, 1880 (age 67)
Louisville, Georgia

EDUCATION:
University of Georgia  (134)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

HIGHLIGHTS: 
1834:
Admitted to the Bar,
Began Practicing Law 
1843:
Unsuccessful Democratic Candidate for Congress 
1844:
Moved to Milledgeville, Georgia 
1848-1849:
U.S. Senator from Georgia
1849-1853:
Judge, Superior Court of the Ocmulgee Circuit 
1853-1857:
Governor of Georgia
1860:
Unsuccessful Democratic Candidate for Vice President
1861:
Delegate to the state secession convention in Milledgeville, Georgia 
1862-1865:
Confederate States Senator from Georgia 
1866:
Presented credentials as a Senator-elect to the U.S. Senate but was not permitted to qualify
1873:
Appointed Judge of the Middle Circuit of Georgia 

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Wikipedia