12 Facts About Johnston Cornish

Johnston Cornish was an American Democratic Party politician who represented in the US representative for one term from 1893 to 1895.

Johnston Cornish moved with his parents to Washington, New Jersey, in 1870.

Johnston Cornish was graduated from the Easton Business College, and engaged in the manufacture of pianos and organs.

Johnston Cornish was elected Mayor of Washington, New Jersey, in 1884, and reelected in 1885 and 1886.

Johnston Cornish served as member of the New Jersey Senate from 1891 to 1893, representing Warren County.

Johnston Cornish was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress, serving in office from March 4,1893 to March 3,1895.

Johnston Cornish was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 and lost again in 1896.

Johnston Cornish accompanied William Jennings Bryan on his whistle stop tour through New Jersey, pausing in Washington on September 23,1896.

Johnston Cornish served as president of Cornish Piano in 1910.

Johnston Cornish served as member of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee.

Johnston Cornish served as president of the First National Bank, Washington Water, and the Warren County Bankers' Association at the time of his death in Washington, New Jersey on June 26,1920.

Johnston Cornish was interred in the Cornish family plot in Washington Cemetery.