Edward Johnson (founder of Woburn, MA)

He was considered the "Father of Woburn," and served as its first town clerk (from 1640 until his death).

He was selected as Deputy from Woburn to the Massachusetts General Court (the colonial legislature) almost every year from 1646 on.

[2] Johnson was the first military officer commissioned in Woburn, and was one of the founders of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts.

He served as Surveyor General of the military stores of the colony in 1659.

[4] Johnson was selected by the General Court to make the first map of Massachusetts.

Coat of Arms of Edward Johnson
19th-century painting by Albert Thompson, on display at the Woburn Public Library , depicting Thomas Carter's ordination as minister of Woburn, Massachusetts on November 22, 1642. Capt. Edward Johnson is standing to Carter's right in the painting.
The Pequot War from a Charles Stanley Reinhart drawing circa 1890