# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/j-neely-johnson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T16:02:47.546Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/j-neely-johnson"
name: "J. Neely Johnson"
slug: "j-neely-johnson"
description: "John Neely Johnson was an American lawyer and politician. He was elected as the fourth governor of California from 1856 to 1858, and later appointed justice to the Nevada Supreme Court from 1867 to 1871. As a member of the American Party, Johnson remains one of only two members of a third party to be elected to the California governorship."
tagline: "Governor of California (1825-1872)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/J_Neely_Johnson_by_William_F_Cogswell%2C_1879.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1825-08-02"
deathDate: "1872-08-31"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             6.585305947008072
  historical:           12.69424266666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump