About James Granville Johnson
Lived 1855 – 1936 (aged 80). James Granville Johnson was an American lawyer and judge.
James Granville Johnson Jr. (December 3, 1855 – October 24, 1936) was a Democratic lawyer who was Mayor of Springfield, Ohio, and a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.
Biography Johnson was born December 3, 1855, in Springfield, Ohio, to James Granville Johnson Sr. and Catherine Eby Johnson. He was educated at public schools, and graduated from Wittenberg College in 1876. He read law at a local office, and was the first court stenographer of Clark County. He graduated from Cincinnati Law School, and was admitted to the bar in 1880. A Lutheran pastor conducted the funeral services before burial in Ferncliff Cemetery.
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American judge (1855–1936)
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James Granville Johnson was born on 3 December 1855 in Springfield.
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James Granville Johnson died on 24 October 1936 in Springfield.
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James Granville Johnson was a lawyer and judge.
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