Sir Frederick William Johnston (1872–1947) was a colonial administrator in

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Life

He was born in

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, the son of the Rev. Alexander Orrock Johnston, and was educated at

Kelvinside Academy Kelvinside Academy is an independent day school in Glasgow, Scotland, founded in 1878. It has a capacity of over 600 pupils and spans two years of Nursery, six years of Junior School (primary school), a transition year of Senior Preparatory, and ...

, the

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, and

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, graduating B.A. in 1894. He entered the

Indian Civil Service The Indian Civil Service (ICS), officially known as the Imperial Civil Service, was the higher civil service of the British Empire in India during British rule in the period between 1858 and 1947. Its members ruled over more than 300 million ...

in 1896. He served as the Chief Commissioner of

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in the 1920s during colonial rule, as well as the Chief Political Resident of the Persian Gulf.British Residency of the Persian Gulf - World statesmen
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Indian Civil Service (British India) officers 1947 deaths 1872 births People from Cambuslang People educated at Kelvinside Academy Alumni of the University of Glasgow Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge Companions of the Imperial Service Order Companions of the Order of the Star of India Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire {{UK-politician-stub