James Wood Johnson (March 17, 1856 – September 1932) was an American businessman and one of the co-founders of Johnson & Johnson. In 1886, James Wood Johnson and his two brothers Robert Wood Johnson I and Edward Mead Johnson founded Johnson & Johnson in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
He died in September 1932 onboard RMS Majestic in the mid-Atlantic Ocean while returning from holiday in Britain to the United States.[1]