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James Johnston (other)
James or Jim Johnston may refer to: Politicians *James Johnston (Secretary of State) (1655–1737), Scottish Secretary of State *James William Johnston (1792–1873), Canadian politician and judge *James Johnston (MP) (1801–1841), MP for Stirling Burghs (UK Parliament constituency), Stirling Burghs 1830–32 *James Johnston (Upper Canada politician) (died 1849), Bytown businessman and politician *James Johnston (Australian politician) (1811–1896), businessman and politician in Victoria, Australia *James Johnston (New South Wales politician) (1854–1930), politician in New South Wales, Australia *James Johnston (Queensland politician), Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly *James Johnston (Northern Ireland politician) (1849–1924), Member of the Senate of Northern Ireland *James Johnston (Seanad Éireann member), Member of Seanad Éireann 1938–48 *James T. Johnston (1839–1904), U.S. Representative from Indiana *James Wellwood Johnston (1900–1958), British politic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Johnston (Secretary Of State)
James Johnston (1655 – 3 May 1737, in Bath), of Orleans House, Twickenham, Middlesex, was a Scottish diplomat who was envoy extraordinary to Prussia from 1690 to 1692 and an office holder who was Secretary of State, Scotland from 1692 to 1696 and Lord Clerk Register from 1704 to 1705. He sat as a Tory politician in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1713. Early life Johnston was baptised on 9 September 1655, the fourth and second surviving son of Lord Warriston, Archibald Johnston of Warriston, north of Edinburgh, and his second wife Helen Hay, daughter of Alexander Hay, Lord Fosterseat. Johnston's father was executed by Charles II on 26 July 1663 for having served under Cromwell. Johnston, with other members of his family, fled to the Dutch Republic after his father's death. He studied law in Utrecht. After travelling on the Continent, he was appointed in 1687 as secretary to Hon. Henry Sidney. In the autumn of 1687 he travelled to England and took a major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
