Facts: - death place: washington , d. c. - alt: a white shirt and dark jacket man with thick , black hair wearing a - successor: robert l. mchatton - party: democrat - death date: 13 august 1826 - predecessor: john telemachus johnson - relations: brother uncle of robert ward johnson of richard mentor johnson and john telemachus johnson - battles: war of 1812 - district: 5th - term end: august 13 , 1826 - term start: march 4 , 1825 - state: kentucky - name: james johnson - birth date: 01 january 1774 - image: james-johnson . jpg - birth place: orange county , virginia - rank: lieutenant colonel Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of james johnson -lrb- kentucky -rrb- .
james johnson -lrb- january 1 , 1774 -- august 13 , 1826 -rrb- was a u.s. representative from kentucky , brother of richard mentor johnson and john telemachus johnson and uncle of robert ward johnson .born in orange county , virginia , johnson moved with his father to kentucky in 1779 .he pursued preparatory studies .he was a member of the state senate in 1808 .he served as lieutenant colonel in the war of 1812 .contractor for furnishing supplies to troops on the western frontier in 1819 and 1820 .he served as presidential elector on the ticket of monroe and tompkins in 1820 .johnson was elected as a jacksonian to the nineteenth congress and served from march 4 , 1825 , until his death in washington , d.c. , august 13 , 1826 .he was interred in the family cemetery , great crossings , kentucky .