Amos Randall Johnston

Amos Randall Johnston (c. 1812 – 1879) was a judge and state senator in Mississippi.^[1]^[2]

A speech he gave in 1869 was published.^[3] He co-authored The Revised Code of the Statute Laws of the State of Mississippi (1871).^[4]

He was born in Columbia, Tennessee. He moved to Jackson, Mississippi where he served as editor of a Whig newspaper and was elected circuit clerk in Hinds County. He studied law and moved to Raymond, Mississippi where he was a probate judge.^[5]

He was a Whig.^[1] His son Frank Johnston was a Mississippi Assistant Attorney General.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Death of Hon. Amos R. Johnston". The Clarion-Ledger. 1879-07-02. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
^ Drake, Winbourne Magruder (October 1959). "The Mississippi Reconstruction Convention of 1865" (PDF). The Journal of Mississippi History.
^ Johnston, Amos Randall (April 25, 1869). "Speech of Hon. Amos R. Johnston, at Sardis, Mississippi, on the 13th Day of October, A.D., 1869: Including Alcorn's Record, Etc" – via Google Books.
^ "The Revised Code of the Statute Laws of the State of Mississippi". Alcorn & Fisher. April 25, 1871 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b History, Mississippi Department of Archives and (October 1, 1912). "The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi". Department of Archives and History – via Google Books.