Samuel Ealy Johnson Sr.
- American Civil War
- Battle of Galveston Bay
- Battle of Mansfield
- Battle of Pleasant Hill
Samuel Ealy Johnson Sr. (November 12, 1838 – February 25, 1915) was an American politician, businessman, farmer, rancher, and namesake of Johnson City, Texas.[1][2] He was the grandfather of U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson.
Early life
Johnson was born in Wedowee, Alabama, the 10th child of Jesse and Lucy Webb (née Barnett) Johnson. Reared a Baptist, he later became a member of the Christian Church. In his later years, he became a Christadelphian, following his wife and daughter.[3]
Career
In the late 1850s, Johnson settled with his brother Jesse Thomas Johnson, better known as Tom Johnson, in a one-room log cabin on 320 acres that became headquarters for the largest cattle driving operation in seven counties. Sam enlisted in Company B, 26th Texas Cavalry Regiment on September 18, 1861, and served until the end of the American Civil War on the coast of Texas and in Louisiana. Johnson participated in the Battle of Galveston and the Red River Campaign in Louisiana. After the war, he married Eliza Bunton of Caldwell County on December 11, 1867. In the fall of 1892, Johnson was the Populist nominee for Blanco and Gillespie counties to the Texas House of Representatives.[4] He died in Texas of pneumonia in early 1915.[citation needed]
Notes
- This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Archives and Records Administration.
References
- ^ "Charters Filed". Austin American. Vol. 39, no. 211. Austin, Texas. July 31, 1908. p. 4. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fredericksburg Man Dies". Austin American. Vol. 2, no. 60. Austin, Texas. March 1, 1915. p. 3. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ William C. Pool, Emmie Craddock, David Eugene Conrad Lyndon Baines Johnson: the formative years 1965 p.19
- ^ "Populist Nominations". Galveston Daily News. Vol. LI, no. 161. Galveston, Texas. September 1, 1892. p. 9. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Samuel Ealy Johnson Sr. at Find a Grave
- Samuel Ealy Johnson Sr. from the Handbook of Texas Online
- Sam E. Johnson Sr. Cabin at Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
- Sam E. Johnson Sr. House at Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
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- 36th President of the United States (1963–1969)
- 37th Vice President of the United States (1961–1963)
- U.S. Senator from Texas (1949–1961)
- U.S. Representative for TX–10 (1937–1949)
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- Let Us Continue
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memorials
- United States House of Representatives special elections, 1937
- 1938 United States House of Representatives elections
- 1940
- 1942
- 1944
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- United States Senate special elections, 1941
- 1948 United States Senate elections
- 1954
- 1960
- Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1960
- 1964
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- Democratic National Convention 1956
- 1960
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- 1960 United States presidential election
- 1964
- Lyndon B. Johnson in popular culture
- Daisy advertisement
- Johnson cult
- The Years of Lyndon Johnson
- LBJ (1991 television film)
- Path to War (2002 film)
- All the Way (2012 play, 2016 film)
- Selma (2014 film)
- LBJ (2017 film)
- Claudia "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson (wife)
- Lynda Bird Johnson Robb (daughter)
- Luci Baines Johnson (daughter)
- Samuel Ealy Johnson Jr. (father)
- Sam Houston Johnson (brother)
- Samuel Ealy Johnson Sr. (grandfather)
- Joseph Wilson Baines (grandfather)
- George Washington Baines (great-grandfather)
- Chuck Robb (son-in-law)