James Johnson (Georgia)
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| James Johnson | |
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| 43rd Governor of Georgia | |
| In office June 17, 1865 – December 14, 1865 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph E. Brown |
| Succeeded by | Charles J. Jenkins |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 2nd district |
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| In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
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| Preceded by | Marshall J. Wellborn |
| Succeeded by | Alfred H. Colquitt |
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| Born | February 12, 1811 Robeson County, North Carolina |
| Died | November 20, 1891 (aged 80) Chattahoochee County, Georgia |
| Resting place | Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia |
| Profession | Law |
James Johnson (February 12, 1811 – November 20, 1891) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia and served as the 43rd Governor of Georgia between June and October 1865.
He was born in 1811 in Robeson County, North Carolina. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1832 and moved to Columbus, Georgia where he started his law practice after passing the bar in 1835. In 1851, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Unionist and opposed secession. He was appointed as Governor of Georgia on June 17, 1865 after the Civil War by U.S. President Andrew Johnson (unrelated),[1] and tasked primarily with reorganizing the state government, which had collapsed with the Confederacy. He served until a constitutional convention was held in Milledgeville in October 1865; at that convention, the Secession Ordinance was repealed, a new constitution was adopted, and the State's war debt was repudiated. He unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate in 1866. He died in 1891 in Chattahoochee County, Georgia.
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External links
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.- James Johnson at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- James Johnson at Find-A-Grave
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | U.S. Representative from the 2nd District of Georgia 1851–1853 |
Succeeded by Alfred H. Colquitt |
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| Preceded by | Governor of Georgia 1865 |
Succeeded by Charles J. Jenkins |
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- 1811 births
- 1891 deaths
- People from Robeson County, North Carolina
- Governors of Georgia (U.S. state)
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Georgia (U.S. state) Democrats
- University of Georgia alumni
- Georgia (U.S. state) Jacksonians
- Georgia (U.S. state) Unionists
- Democratic Party state governors of the United States
- Unionist Party members of the United States House of Representatives
