The Rt Hon. Sir James Johnston, PC (29 November 1849 – 13 April 1924) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Johnston was a company director and was elected to the

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. 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 Senate of Northern Ireland, but served only three years.John F. Harbinson, ''The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973'', p.207 He was a Deputy Speaker of the Senate from 1921 until 1923.The Northern Ireland Senate, 1921-72
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnston, James 1849 births 1924 deaths High Sheriffs of Belfast Lord Mayors of Belfast Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1921–1925 Ulster Unionist Party members of the Senate of Northern Ireland Members of the Privy Council of Ireland Knights Bachelor