John Johnson Sr.

John Johnson Sr. (September 12, 1770 – July 30, 1824) was an American attorney and judge who was the fourth Chancellor of Maryland from 1821 to 1824.

Early life Johnson was born in Annapolis, Maryland, on September 12, 1770. He was the son of Anne and Robert Johnson, who was said to have been a revolutionary officer, who married Mary Mackall Bowie (1801–1873), the sister of Thomas Fielder Bowie John Johnson Jr. (1798–1856) who would become the last Chancellor of Maryland. Mary Johnson (b. 1802) George Johnson (1817–1892), who married Henrietta E. Harwood (1819–1895) William Johnson

He died at Hancock, Maryland on July 30, 1824 of fever while in discharge of his duties in the western part of the State.