John B. Johnston
John Brown Johnston (July 10, 1882 – January 11, 1960) was a Scottish-American lawyer, jurist and Democratic politician who served one term as a United States Representative from New York from 1919 to 1921.Born in Glasgow, Scotland, on July 10, 1882, Johnston immigrated to the United States in 1886 with his parents who settled in Brooklyn, New York.Elected a justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court for the second district, he assumed his duties on January 1, 1928, and on January 1, 1935, was designated an associate justice of the appellate division and served until his retirement on December 31, 1952.[2] Johnston died in Brooklyn, New York on January 11, 1960 (age 77 years, 185 days).[3] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress