J. Neely Johnson

4th Governor of California
Political Party 	American Know-Nothing
Term 	January 9, 1856 - January 8, 1858  (30-32)
Lieutenant Governor	Robert M. Anderson
Predecessor 	John Bigler
Successor 	John B. Weller
Full Name 	John Neely Johnson
Birth 	
August 2, 1825
Johnson Township, Indiana
Father 	Thomas Johnson  (1799-1860)
Mother 	Juliette Neely  (1801-1884)
Brothers 	
William Neely Johnson  (1829-1885)
Henry Johnson  (1842-1897)
Sisters 	
Mary Johnson Adkinson  (1828-1880)
Laura Johnson  (1846-1848)
Occupation	
Associate Justice of the Nevada State Supreme Court  (1867-1871)
President of the Nevada State Constitutional Convention  (1864)
Member of the California State Assembly  (1852-1855)
Lawyer
Death 	
August 31, 1872
Salt Lake City, Utah
(47 years)
Marriages
Mary Zabriskie  (1830-1883)	
Married June 26, 1851
(21 years)
Children
William Johnson 	
Born 1852
Died 1891
(39 years)
Elizabeth Johnson	
Born 1855
Died 1870
(15 years)