James Leeper Johnson

James Leeper Johnson ( * October 30, 1818 in Smithland, Livingston County, Kentucky, † February 12, 1877 in Owensboro, Kentucky ) was an American politician. Between 1849 and 1851 he represented the state of Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

James Johnson was educated at private schools. In 1836 he came to Owensboro. After studying law and his 1841 was admitted as a lawyer, he started working there in his profession. Politically, Johnson was a member of the Whig party. In 1844 he was elected to the House of Representatives from Kentucky.

In the congressional elections of 1848, Johnson was in the second electoral district of Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Beverly L. Clarke on March 4, 1849. Until March 3, 1851, he was able to complete a term in Congress. In 1850 he was set up by his party for another term; Johnson rejected the nomination from but. His time in Congress was dominated by discussions about slavery prior to the Civil War.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Johnson practiced as a lawyer again in Owensboro. He was also active in agriculture. Between May and September 1867 he was a judge in Daviess County. James Johnson died on February 12, 1877 in Owensboro, where he was also buried.