# Mr. Johnson — The English Constitution character guide

> Mr. Johnson in The English Constitution by Walter Bagehot.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0012-vii-the-prerequisites-of-cabinet-government-and-the-peculiar-form-which-they-have-assumed-in-england

## Who they are

Samuel Johnson, lexicographer and political writer.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_english_constitution_se/chapters/ii)

Succeeded Lincoln and had a hostile relationship with Congress, leading to impeachment proceedings.

### [On Changes of Ministry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_english_constitution_se/chapters/v-on-changes-of-ministry)

Referenced in the context of the American presidential system and patronage.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_english_constitution_se/chapters/endnotes)

Mentioned as Lincoln's successor expected to be hostile to the South.

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