James Johnston
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James Johnston may refer to:
- James Johnston (Secretary of State)James Johnston (Secretary of State)James Johnston , was envoy extraordinary to Prussia 1690-92, Secretary of State, Scotland, 1692-96 and Lord Clerk Register 1704-5....
(1655–1737), Scottish Secretary of State - James William JohnstonJames William JohnstonJames W. Johnston was a Nova Scotia lawyer and politician. He served as Premier of the colony from 1857 to 1860 and again from 1864. He was also Government Leader prior to the granting of responsible government in 1848. He was a Conservative and supporter of Confederation...
(1792–1873), Canadian politician and judge - James Finlay Weir JohnstonJames Finlay Weir JohnstonJames Finlay Weir Johnston, FRS was a Scottish agricultural chemist.Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Johnston was educated at University of Glasgow, acquired a fortune by his marriage in 1830, and devoted himself to studying chemistry. He visited the chemist J. J...
(1796–1855), chemist - James Johnston (Upper Canada politician)James Johnston (Upper Canada politician)James Johnston was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Ireland and came to Canada in 1815, moving to Bytown in 1827. He worked as an auctioneer and merchant there...
(died 1849), Bytown businessman and politician - James D. JohnstonJames D. JohnstonJames D. Johnston was an officer in the United States Navy, then served as a commander in the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War.Johnston was born in Kentucky and was appointed from that state as a United States Navy Midshipman in 1832. He achieved the rank of Lieutenant in 1843 and had...
, Confederate Navy Commander - James Johnston (Australian businessman) (1811–1896), Australian businessman and politician
- James Johnston (bishop) (1843–1924), Episcopal bishop in America
- James Johnston (Northern Ireland politician)James Johnston (Northern Ireland politician)Sir James Johnston PC was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Johnston was a company director and was elected to the Belfast Corporation for the Irish Unionist Party. He was High Sheriff of Belfast in 1912/3, and Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1917 to 1919. In 1921, he was elected to the...
(born 1850 or 1851), Member of the Senate of Northern Ireland - James T. JohnstonJames T. JohnstonJames Thomas Johnston was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Biography:Born near Greencastle, Indiana, Johnston attended the common schools.He studied law....
(1839–1904), U.S. Representative from Indiana - James A. JohnstonJames A. JohnstonJames Aloysius Johnston was the first warden of Alcatraz prison. He was warden from 1934 to 1948....
(1874–1954), warden at Alcatraz prison - James Wellwood JohnstonJames Wellwood JohnstonJames Wellwood Johnston was Unionist Party MP for Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire.This was normally a Labour seat which he did fairly well to win from the sitting MP, Lauchlin MacNeill Weir, in the National Government landslide of 1931. However Weir narrowly won it back in 1935.-...
(1900–1958), British politician - James Johnston (English musician) (born 1965)
- James Johnston (Scottish musician)James Johnston (Scottish musician)James Roberto Johnston is a bassist, vocalist, and songwriter, best known for his work with Scottish group Biffy Clyro...
(born 1980), bassist of Biffy Clyro - James Johnston, a contestant in the seventh season of Australian Idol in 2009
See also
- Jamie JohnstonJamie JohnstonJames "Jamie" Johnston is a Canadian actor and singer-songwriter. He is best known for his role as Peter Stone on Degrassi: The Next Generation.-Personal life and career:...
, Canadian actor - Jim Johnston (disambiguation)
- James Johnstone (disambiguation)
- James Johnson (disambiguation)