About Joseph P. Johnson
Lived 1931 – 2022 (aged 90). Joseph P. Johnson was an American politician.
Joseph Pickett Johnson Jr. (December 12, 1931 – August 5, 2022) was an American lawyer and politician of the Democratic Party. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1966 to 1969, and again from 1990 until 2014. He represented the 4th district in the southwest part of the state, including the city of Bristol and parts of Smyth and Washington Counties from 1992 to 2014.
Johnson ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives in 1968, losing the 9th congressional district race to the Republican incumbent, William C. Wampler.
Johnson announced that he would not run for reelection in 2013.
Personal life Johnson was married to the former Mary Ann Allison for 64 years, until her death on July 19, 2022. They had three children: Mary Jo (Neal), Joseph Pickett III, and Sage. Johnson died on August 5, 2022, aged 90, less than three weeks after his wife; six grandchildren: Mary Lewis Huffman (Neal), Ashley Brooke Hemmer (Johnson), Mary Catherine Clark (Johnson), Joseph Zachary Johnson, Finn Alexander Johnson, William Pickett Johnson; and three great grandchildren: Emma Grace Clark, Isley Ann Clark and Joseph Beckett Johnson.
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Who was Joseph P. Johnson?
American politician in Virginia (born 1931)
When was Joseph P. Johnson born?
Joseph P. Johnson was born on 12 December 1931 in Washington County.
When did Joseph P. Johnson die?
Joseph P. Johnson died on 5 August 2022.
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Joseph P. Johnson was a politician.
What nationality was Joseph P. Johnson?
Joseph P. Johnson was American.
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