CIVIL WAR RECONSTRUCTION CONGRESSMAN CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR AUTOGRAPH SIGNATURE VF

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CIVIL WAR RECONSTRUCTION CONGRESSMAN CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR AUTOGRAPH SIGNATURE VF:
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JAMES AUGUSTUS JOHNSON

(1829 – 1896)

Civil War ReconstructionCongressman from California 1867-1871

14th Lt.Governor of California 1875-1880

Civil WarMember of the California Assembly

HERE’S JOHNSON’S SIGNATURE REMOVEDFROM A 19th CENTURY AUTOGRAPH ALBUM, SIGNED:

“James A. Johnson

Cal.”

BOLDLY EXECUTED BY JOHNSON!

The document measures 7” x 2¾” and is in VERY FINE, CLEANCONDITION.

ARARE & Excellent Piece of U.S. 19th Century California PoliticalHistory to add to your Autograph, Manuscript & Ephemera Collection!

Biographical Sketch of the Honorable

James Augustus Johnson

James Augustus Johnson (May 16, 1829 –May 11, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from California who went on to serve as thestate\'s 14th Lieutenant Governor.

Early life

Johnson was born in Spartanburg,South Carolina. When he was quite young he moved with his parents toArkansas where he attended the commonschools. He moved to California in 1853. He studied medicine and was graduatedfrom Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in1859, then commenced the practice of law in Downieville,California.

Political career

Johnson served as a member of the CaliforniaState Assembly in 1859 and 1860, representing SierraCounty. He was elected as a Democratto 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 asLieutenant Governor of California from 1875 until 1880. After leaving office hemoved to SanFrancisco. He served as registrar of voters in 1883 and 1884.

Death

He continued practicing law until his death in San Francisco at age 66. Hewas interred in the Masonic Cemetery, and in 1931 was re-interred in WoodlawnCemetery in Colma, California.

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