John Johnston (poet)
John Johnston (c.1570–1611) was a Scottish poet.
Life
He was born not later than 1570. He styled himself ''Aberdonensis'', i.e. "from Aberdeen". After studying at King's College, Aberdeen, he spent eight years at continental universities, send ...
(c. 1570–1611), Scottish poet and academic
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John S. Johnston
John S. Johnston (c.1839 – December 17, 1899) was a late 19th-century maritime and landscape photographer. He is known for his photographs of racing yachts and New York City landmarks and cityscapes.
Very little is known about his life. He ...
(c. 1839–1899), American maritime photographer
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Johnnie Johnston
Johnny Johnston (December 1, 1915 – January 6, 1996) was an American actor and singer who was popular in the 1940s.
Early years
He was born John Clifford Johnston in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
Radio
In the late 1930s, Johnston had hi ...
(1915–1996), American actor and singer
* John Dennis Johnston (born 1945), American actor
John Johnston (Indian agent)
John Johnston (1775–1861) was an Indian agent in the United States Northwest Territory. He was born on 25 March 1775 near Ballyshannon in the north of Ireland. His father was Scottish and his mother was a Huguenot. He left Ireland when h ...
John Johnston (New Zealand politician)
John Johnston (23 July 1809 – 16 November 1887) was a Scottish-born New Zealand businessman and politician. He was a prominent Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council and the founder of the Stock and Station agency mercantile house know ...
(1809–1887)
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John W. Johnston
John Warfield Johnston (September 9, 1818February 27, 1889) was an American lawyer and politician from Abingdon, Virginia. He served in the Virginia State Senate, and represented Virginia in the United States Senate when the state was readmitted ...
(1818–1889), senator from Virginia, US
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John Johnston (Australian politician)
John Johnston was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Electorate
John Johnston represented the electoral district of Ipswich from 12 August 1870 to 9 October 1872.
Early life
He w ...
John Frederick Johnston
John Frederick "Fred" Johnston (July 16, 1876 – May 9, 1948) was a Saskatchewan politician.
Johnston was born to a wealthy family in Bogarttown, Ontario that owned lumber and flour mills in Simcoe County.John B. Johnston (1882–1960), U.S. Representative
* John Stewart Johnston (1905/6–?), Northern Irish politician
* John Baines Johnston (1918–2005), British diplomat
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John Johnston (courtier)
Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom), Lieutenant Colonel Sir John Frederick Dame Johnston, (24 August 1922 – 10 September 2006) was a British Army officer and courtier. He joined the Royal Household in 1964, serving as Assistant Comptroller and ...
(1922–2006), UK
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J. Bennett Johnston
John Bennett Johnston Jr. (born June 10, 1932) is a retired American attorney, politician, and later lobbyist. A member of the Democratic Party, Johnston represented Louisiana in the U.S. Senate from 1972 to 1997.
Beginning his political caree ...
John Johnston (chemist)
John Johnston (October 13, 1881 – September 12, 1950) was a Scottish born chemist.
A native of Perth, Scotland, Johnston was born on October 13, 1881. He earned a bachelor's of science degree in 1903 and a doctor of science in 1908. From 1903 ...
(1881–1950), Scottish-born chemist
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John Johnson (architect, born 1732)
John Johnson (22 April 1732 – 17 August 1814) was an English architect and surveyor to the county of Essex. He is best known for designing the Shire Hall, Chelmsford.
Life
Johnson was born in Leicester. He moved to London before his thir ...
(1732–1814) English architect
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John Johnston (fur trader)
John Johnston (1762–1828) was a wealthy and successful British fur trader for the North West Company at Sault Ste. Marie when it was still Canadian territory before the War of 1812. He was a prominent citizen and leader in the Michigan Territ ...
(1762–1828), British
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John Johnston (merchant)
John Johnston (January 22, 1781 – April 20, 1851) was a Scottish-American bookkeeper and merchant who was a co-founder of New York University.
Early life
Johnston was born on January 22, 1781, at Barnboard Mill in the Parish of Balmaghie, Gall ...
John Johnston (econometrician)
John "Jack" Johnston (13 March 1923 – 14 October 2003) was a British econometrician. He spent most of his career at the University of Manchester, and later University of California, Irvine. Johnston is particularly known for authoring ''Econom ...
(1923–2003), British academic
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John V. Johnston
John Vincent Johnston of Cincinnati, Ohio, entered the United States Navy, during the American Civil War, in September 1861. He served as First Master on the gunboat ''St. Louis''. He assisted in the Union gunboat attacks that captured strategi ...
(died 1912), U.S. Navy officer
* John Johnston (physiotherapist), Scottish-born Australian physiotherapist
* John Johnston, 13-year-old boy murdered in 1923 by
Susan Newell
Susan Newell (1893 – 10 October 1923) was the last woman to be hanged as capital punishment in Scotland. She was arrested after acting suspiciously and the discovery of the body of a 13-year-old newspaper boy, John Johnston. Although there were ...
in Coatbridge, Scotland
* Johnny Johnston of
The Johnston Brothers
The Johnston Brothers were a vocal group who had a No. 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart in 1955 with their cover version of "Hernando's Hideaway".
The group was formed by Johnny Johnston (born John Harold Johnston, 10 July 1919 – 10 June 1998, Lon ...
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John Jonston
John Jonston or Johnston ( pl, Jan Jonston; la, Joannes or or ; 15 September 1603– ) was a Polish scholar and physician, descended from Scottish nobility and closely associated with the Polish magnate Leszczyński family.
Life
Jonston was ...
John Johnstone (disambiguation) John Johnstone may refer to:
Politics
*John Johnstone (mayor) (1661–1732), mayor of New York, 1714–1719
*Sir John Johnstone, 1st Baronet (died 1711), Scottish army officer and politician
*John Johnstone (East India Company) (1734–1795), offic ...