John B. Johnston

John B. Johnston

John Brown Johnston (July 10, 1882 - January 11, 1960) was a Scottish-American Democratic politician.

He was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1886. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from New York and served from March 4, 1919 to March 3, 1921. He died in Brooklyn, New York.

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