| 词条 | James A. Johnson (California politician) |
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|name=James Augustus Johnson |image=James A. Johnson (California Congressman and Lt. Gov.).jpg |office=14th Lieutenant Governor of California |term_start=December 9, 1875 |term_end=January 14, 1880 |governor=William Irwin |predecessor=William Irwin |successor=John Mansfield |office2=Member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 3rd district |term_start2=March 4, 1867 |term_end2=March 3, 1871 |predecessor2=John Bidwell |successor2=John M. Coghlan |office3=Member of the California Assembly |term_start3=1859 |term_end3=1861 |predecessor3=J. A. Clarke, R. D. Hill |alongside3=Joshiah Lefever, Thomas J. Haliday |successor3=John Dougherty, Thomas Wright |birth_date=May 16, 1829 |birth_place=Spartanburg, South Carolina |residence=Downieville, California |death_date=May 11, 1896 (aged 65) |death_place= |restingplace=Woodlawn Cemetery, Colma, California. |occupation=lawyer |spouse= |children= |party=Democratic }} James Augustus Johnson (May 16, 1829 – May 11, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from California who went on to serve as the state's 14th Lieutenant Governor. Early lifeJohnson was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. When he was quite young he moved with his parents to Arkansas where he attended the common schools. He moved to California in 1853. He studied medicine and was graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1859, then commenced the practice of law in Downieville, California. Political careerJohnson served as a member of the California State Assembly in 1859 and 1860, representing Sierra County. He was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives for the Fortieth and Forty-first U.S. Congresses, serving from March 4, 1867 until March 3, 1871. He served as Lieutenant Governor of California from 1875 until 1880. After leaving office he moved to San Francisco. He served as registrar of voters in 1883 and 1884. DeathHe continued practicing law until his death in San Francisco at age 66. He was interred in the Masonic Cemetery, and in 1931 was re-interred in Woodlawn Cemetery in Colma, California. External links{{CongBio|J000145|name=James A. Johnson}}{{s-start}}{{s-off}}{{succession box |title=Member of the California Assembly from the 20th District|before=J. A. Clarke, R. D. Hill |after=John Dougherty, Thomas Wright |years=1859–1861(with Joshiah Lefever, then Thomas J. Haliday)}}{{s-par|us-hs}}{{USRepSuccessionBox | state=California | district=3 | before=John Bidwell | after=John M. Coghlan | years=1867–1871 }}{{s-off}}{{succession box | title=Lieutenant Governor of California | before=William Irwin Acting Lieutenant Governor | after=John Mansfield | years=1875–1880}}{{s-end}}{{CALtGovernors}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, James A.}}{{California-CAAssembly-stub}} 12 : 1829 births|1896 deaths|California Democrats|California lawyers|California state senators|Lieutenant Governors of California|Members of the United States House of Representatives from California|Members of the California State Assembly|People from Sierra County, California|Politicians from Spartanburg, South Carolina|Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives|19th-century American politicians |
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