The English Constitution · Character
Mr. Johnson
Samuel Johnson, lexicographer and political writer.
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First appearance: vii the prerequisites of cabinet government and the peculiar form which they have assumed in england
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Succeeded Lincoln and had a hostile relationship with Congress, leading to impeachment proceedings.
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