Sir Frederick John William Johnstone, 8th Baronet (5 August 1841 – 20 June 1913) was an English racehorse owner and Conservative Party politician who sat in the

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from 1874 to 1885. Johnstone was the son of

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and his wife Lady Louisa Craven, daughter of 1st Earl of Craven, and great-grandson of

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. He succeeded to the

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on birth, his father having died previously. He was educated at

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and

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. He joined the Dorset Yeomanry Cavalry in 1862.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
/ref> Johnstone was a close friend of the Prince of Wales (later King

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) and was named as a co-respondent in the divorce case involving Sir Charles Mordaunt and his wife,

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(1870) in which the Prince was called to give evidence. At the 1874 general election Johnstone was elected member of parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis. He held the seat until 1885. He was a racehorse owner and his horses twice won The Derby – St. Blaise in 1883 and

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in 1891.Thoroughbred Heritage – Common
/ref> Owned a property at Westerhall, near Langholm in Dumfriesshire and it is possible that his ownership of St Blaise and Common are the reason that the annual Langholm Common Riding has, as its colours each year, the colours of that year's Derby winner. Johnstone died at the age of 71 in 1913.

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* 1841 births 1913 deaths Nobility from Dumfries and Galloway Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1874–1880 UK MPs 1880–1885 People educated at Eton College Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Johnstone baronets Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry officers {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1840s-stub