Editing Thomas Johnson (judge) (section)

{{Short description|US Supreme Court justice from 1791 to 1793}}
{{other people||Thomas Johnson (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox judge
| name                = Thomas Johnson
| image               = Thomas Johnson (governor).jpeg
| office              = [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States]]
| nominator           = [[George Washington]]
| term_start          = September 19, 1791 <!--Term start date as per www.supremecourt.gov, reflects date oath taken-->
| term_end            = January 16, 1793<ref name=SCOTUSjustices>{{cite web| url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/members_text.aspx| title= Justices 1789 to Present| publisher=Supreme Court of the United States| location=Washington, D.C.| access-date=February 14, 2022}}</ref>
| predecessor         = [[John Rutledge]]
| successor           = [[William Paterson (judge)|William Paterson]]
| office1             = 1st [[Governor of Maryland]]
| term_start1         = March 21, 1777
| term_end1           = November 12, 1779
| predecessor1        = [[Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland|Robert Eden]] {{small|(Royal)}}
| successor1          = [[Thomas Sim Lee|Thomas Lee]]
| office2             = [[List of mayors of Washington, D.C.#Commissioners of the Federal City (1791–1802)|2nd Commissioner of the Federal City]]
| term_start2         = January 22, 1791
| term_end2           = August 23, 1794
| predecessor2        = ''Office created''
| successor2          = [[Gustavus Scott]]
| birth_date          = {{birth date|1732|11|4}}
| birth_place         = [[St. Leonard, Maryland|St. Leonard]], [[Province of Maryland|Maryland]], [[British America]]
| death_date          = {{death date and age|1819|10|26|1732|11|4}}
| death_place         = [[Frederick, Maryland]], U.S.
| resting_place       = [[Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick Maryland|Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, MD]]
| party               = [[Federalist Party|Federalist]]
| signature           = Thomas Johnson Signature.svg
| caption             = portrait by [[Charles Willson Peale]]
| allegiance          = [[File:Flag of the United States (1776–1777).svg|23px]] [[United Colonies of North America]]
| branch              = [[File:Seal of the United States Board of War and Ordnance.svg|23px]] [[Continental Army]]
| serviceyears        = 1776–1777
| rank                = [[File:Continental Army-Brigadier general.svg|23px]] [[Brigadier general (United States)|Brigadier General]]
| commands            = [[File:Flag of Maryland.svg|23px]] [[Maryland Line]]
| battles             = [[American Revolutionary War]]
}}

'''Thomas Johnson ''' (November 4, 1732 – October 26, 1819) was an 18th-century American lawyer, politician, and [[Patriot (American Revolution)|patriot]].<ref name=newspost>{{cite web| title=Thomas Johnson: Patriot, politician lost in history| last=Guynn| first=Susan| date= November 11, 2007| url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/archive/thomas-johnson-patriot-politician-lost-in-history/article_6b73a55b-582d-5216-b94d-97e879e7fbdd.html| newspaper=Frederick News-Post| location=Frederick, Maryland|access-date=February 14, 2022}}</ref> He was a [[Delegate (American politics)|delegate]] to the [[First Continental Congress]] in 1774, where he signed the [[Continental Association]]; commander of the [[Maryland]] [[Militia (United States)|militia]] in 1776; and elected [[List of Governors of Maryland|first (non-Colonial) governor of Maryland]] in 1777. Throughout his career, Johnson maintained a personal and political friendship with [[George Washington]],<ref name=newspost/> who gave him a [[recess appointment]] as an [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Associate Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] in August 1791. Citing poor health, he served only briefly and resigned in January 1793, with the second shortest tenure of any Supreme Court justice.