| Birth: | Feb. 12, 1811
Robeson County
North Carolina, USA | | Death: | Nov. 20, 1891
Chattahoochee County
Georgia, USA | 
Georgia Governor. US Representative. Elected as a US Representative from 1851 to 1853, Johnson was appointed the Provisional Governor of Georgia by President Andrew Johnson at the end of the Civil War. As governor, he rescinded the Act of Secession, and adopted a new state constitution. He later ran unsuccessfully for the US Senate and US Presidency. He also served as a Georgia superior court judge. (bio by: Evening Blues)
Search Amazon for James Johnson | | | Burial:
Linwood Cemetery
Columbus
Muscogee County
Georgia, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Evening Blues
Record added: Oct 08, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7959364 |
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