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James Augustus Johnson
Portrait by Mathew Brady c. 1860–1865
14th Lieutenant Governor of California
In office December 9, 1875 – January 14, 1880
Governor	William Irwin
Preceded by	William Irwin
Succeeded by	John Mansfield
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871
Preceded by	John Bidwell
Succeeded by	John M. Coghlan
Member of the California Assembly
In office 1859–1861 Serving with Joshiah Lefever, Thomas J. Haliday
Preceded by	J. A. Clarke, R. D. Hill
Succeeded by	John Dougherty, Thomas Wright
Personal details
Born	May 16, 1829 Spartanburg, South Carolina, US
Died	May 11, 1896 (aged 66) San Francisco, California, US
Resting place	Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Colma, California.
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	Downieville, California, US
Occupation	lawyer

James Augustus Johnson (May 16, 1829 – May 11, 1896) was an American physician, lawyer, and politician. He served as a U.S. representative from California from 1867 to 1871. He went on to serve as the state's 14th Lieutenant Governor from 1875 to 1880.

Johnson was born May 16, 1829, in Spartanburg, South Carolina.^[1] When he was quite young he moved with his parents to Arkansas where he attended the common schools.^[1] He moved to California in 1853. He studied medicine and was graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1859, then commenced the practice of law in Downieville, California.^[2]

Johnson served as a member of the California State Assembly in 1859 and 1860, representing Sierra County.

He was elected as a Democrat to 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 was elected Lieutenant Governor of California in 1875, serving from 1875 until 1880. After leaving office he moved to San Francisco.

He served as registrar of voters in 1883 and 1884.

He continued practicing law until his death on May 11, 1896, in San Francisco, at age 66. He was interred in the Masonic Cemetery,^[2] and in 1931 was re-interred in Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Colma, California.

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