Cave Johnson

Cave Johnson
12th United States Postmaster General
In office
March 6, 1845 – March 4, 1849
PresidentJames K. Polk
Preceded byCharles A. Wickliffe
Succeeded byJacob Collamer
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee
In office
March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1845
Preceded byRichard Cheatham
Succeeded byLucien Bonaparte Chase
Constituency9th district (1843–1845)
11th district (1839–1843)
In office
March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1837
Preceded byJohn Hartwell Marable
Succeeded byRichard Cheatham
Constituency11th district (1833–1837)
8th district (1829–1833)
Personal details
Born(1793-01-11)January 11, 1793
Tennessee County, Southwest Territory, U.S.
DiedNovember 23, 1866(1866-11-23) (aged 73)
Clarksville, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseElizabeth Dortch Brunson
EducationCumberland College
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Cave Johnson (January 11, 1793 – November 23, 1866) was an American politician who served the state of Tennessee as a Democratic congressman in the United States House of Representatives. Johnson was the 12th United States Postmaster General in the administration of James K. Polk from 1845 to 1849.


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