J.T. Johnston collection
Collection — Folder: S1986
Identifier: S1986
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a fabric campaign ribbon from J.T. Johnston in Rockville, Indiana regarding the campaign for governor.
Dates
- circa 1896
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
James Thomas Johnston was born January 19, 1839 in Putnam County, Indiana. He served with the 71st Regiment, Indiana Volunteers as a sergeant from 1862-63; as a 2nd lieutenant with the 8th Regiment, Tennessee Calvary, 1863; quartermaster sergeant 133rd Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, 1864; quartermaster 149th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers in 1865. He studied law at the Indiana Asbury (now DePauw) University law school and was admitted to the bar in 1866. He married Mattie M. Morrison Feb. 14, 1866 in Putnam County, with whom he had one child and who died in 1872. They moved to Parke County in 1866. He worked as a lawyer and farmer. He married Lucy Daly in 1873. He served as the Putnam County deputy treasurer, the 10th court of common pleas district prosecuting attorney, 1866-1868, represented Parke County in the Indiana House in 1869 and Parke and Vermillion Counties in the Indiana Senate from 1875-1877. He was a presidential elector in 1872 and was the Representative for the 8th Indiana Congressional district from 1885-8189. He ran, unsuccessfully for governor, in 1896. He died July 14, 1904 and is buried in the Rockville Cemetery in Rockville, Parke County, Indiana.
Governor of Indiana elections. Retrieved 2014/08/04. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Indiana_elections
"Johnston, James T.". Indiana, Marriage Collecton, 1800-1941. Retrieved 2014/08/04.
"Johnston, James Thomas." (1980). In A biographical directory of the Indiana General Assembly . (v.1, p. 18). Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Historical Bureau ISLI 920 B15G
"Johnston, James Thomas". Find a Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2014/08/04. http://www.findagrave.com
Governor of Indiana elections. Retrieved 2014/08/04. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Indiana_elections
"Johnston, James T.". Indiana, Marriage Collecton, 1800-1941. Retrieved 2014/08/04.
"Johnston, James Thomas." (1980). In A biographical directory of the Indiana General Assembly . (v.1, p. 18). Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Historical Bureau ISLI 920 B15G
"Johnston, James Thomas". Find a Grave Memorial. Retrieved 2014/08/04. http://www.findagrave.com
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 1998 by Philip N. Williams. EAD finding aid created 2014/08/04 by Edythe Huffman.
- Title
- J.T. Johnston collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
