Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse  COURTROOM 438
	Chancellor John Johnson, Jr. (1798-1856).  Unknown artist Oil on canvas, c. 1825 49 H x 42 ½ W in. Presented, April 1879 Donor, Reverdy Johnson, Jr. Owner, Library Company of the Baltimore Bar Private Career: Admitted to the bar, c.1820 Private practice, Upper Marlborough, 1821-1829 Private practice, Baltimore City, 1854-1856 Public Service: Clerk, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1829-1836 Member, Maryland House of Delegates, Anne Arundel County, 1836 Chancellor of Maryland, 1846-1851 Comments: Last Chancellor of Maryland when the office was abolished by the Maryland Constitution of 1851. The High Court of Chancery officially ceased to exist on June 4th, 1854. His father was Chancellor of Maryland from 1821-1824. His brother Reverdy Johnson served Maryland and the nation in various political offices.
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