James Johnson Lindley (January 1, 1822 – April 18, 1891) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.

James Johnson Lindley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857
Preceded byJohn Gaines Miller
Succeeded byJohn Bullock Clark
Personal details
Born(1822-01-01)January 1, 1822
Mansfield, Ohio
DiedApril 18, 1891(1891-04-18) (aged 69)
Nevada, Missouri
Political partyWhig

Born in Mansfield, Ohio, Lindley moved with his parents to Cynthiana, Kentucky, in 1836. He attended Woodville College, Ohio. He moved to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1843. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1846 and commenced practice in Monticello, Missouri.

Lindley was elected circuit attorney in 1848 and 1852.

Lindley was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress and reelected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1856. He moved to Davenport, Iowa, in 1858 and continued the practice of law. Commissioned to investigate the condition of Iowa troops serving in the Civil War. After the war practiced his profession in Chicago until 1868, when he moved to St. Louis, Missouri. He served as judge of the circuit court of the eighth judicial district of Missouri in 1871–1883. He moved to Kansas City, Missouri. He retired from business activities. He died at the home of a son in Nevada, Missouri, April 18, 1891. He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri.

References

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  • United States Congress. "James J. Lindley (id: L000322)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 3rd congressional district

1853–1857
Succeeded by