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American politician
James Leeper Johnson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
Preceded byBeverly L. Clarke
Succeeded byBenjamin E. Grey
Personal details
Born(1818-10-30)October 30, 1818
Smithland, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedFebruary 12, 1926(1926-02-12) (aged 107)
Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S.

James Leeper Johnson (October 30, 1818 – February 12, 1877) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Born near Smithland, Kentucky, Johnson attended private schools. He moved to Owensboro, Kentucky, in 1836. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1841 and commenced practice in Owensboro. He owned slaves. He served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1844.

Johnson was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress (March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851). He was nominated for reelection in 1850 but declined to accept. He resumed the practice of law in Owensboro and also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was appointed judge of the Daviess County circuit court on May 4, 1867, and served until September 2 of that year. He died in Owensboro, Kentucky, on February 12, 1877. He was interred in Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery.

References

  1. "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-13, retrieved 2022-07-06
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byBeverly L. Clarke Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 2nd congressional district
March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 		Succeeded byBenjamin E. Grey
Kentucky's delegation(s) to the 31st United States Congress (ordered by seniority)
31st Senate: ▌J. R. Underwood (W) · ▌H. Clay (W) House:
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