Background
Johnson, James Leeper was born on October 30, 1818 in near Smithland, Kentucky, United States.
United States representative lawyer politician
Johnson, James Leeper was born on October 30, 1818 in near Smithland, Kentucky, United States.
Born near Smithland, Kentucky, Johnson attended private schools. He studied law.
He moved to Owensboro, Kentucky, in 1836. He was admitted to the bar in 1841 and commenced practice in Owensboro. Johnson was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress (March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851).
He was nominated for reelection in 1850 but declined to accept.
He resumed the practice of law in Owensboro and also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was appointed judge of the Daviess County circuit court May 4, 1867, and served until September 2 of that year.
He died in Owensboro, Kentucky, February 12, 1877. He was interred in Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery.
He served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1844.