- Born
- September 15, 1874
- Died
- September 7, 1954 (aged 79)
James Aloysius Johnston was an American politician and prison warden who served as the first and longest-serving warden of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, serving from 1934 to 1948. He had earlier served as warden of California state prisons at Folsom (1912-1913) and San Quentin (1914-1924).
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