James Johnson (Virginia congressman) explained

James Johnson
State:Virginia
Term Start:March 4, 1813
Term End:February 1, 1820
Predecessor:Thomas Newton Jr.
Successor:John C. Gray
Office2:Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
Term Start2:1809
Term End2:1813
Term Start3:1806
Term End3:1807
Term Start4:1797
Term End4:1804
Birth Place:Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Party:Democratic-Republican
Alma Mater:College of William & Mary
Profession:Politician, lawyer

James Johnson (unknown – December 7, 1825) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.

Biography

Born in Virginia, Johnson completed preparatory studies. He graduated from the College of William & Mary, in Williamsburg, Virginia, about 1795. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar and practiced in Williamsburg. He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention, 1788. He served as member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1797 to 1804, 1806, 1807, and 1809–1813. In 1807, he moved to Isle of Wight County, Virginia and continued the practice of law.

Johnson was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Thirteenth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served until his resignation on February 1, 1820 (March 4, 1813 – February 1, 1820). He was appointed collector of customs at Norfolk, February 1, 1820 and served until his death on December 7, 1825, in Norfolk, Virginia.