George Johnstone - First Governor of British West Florida - at James Boswell

George Johnstone (1730-1787)

James Boswell The people in Boswell's life - A-E - F-J - K-O - P-T - U-Z Ancestors FAQ Trivia Bibliography Biography News Multimedia Discussion forum About this site Guide to Abbreviations Other weblinks	Biography George Johnstone. (1730-1787) (aka. Captain Johnstone of the navy) Son of Sir James Johnstone (1697-1772), 3rd Bart of Westerhall, Provost of Lochmaben. In 1763 Johnstone became the first British governor of British West Florida, but he was removed by King George III in 1767. MP for Cockermouth and Appleby at some time after 1767. Life with James Boswell: Boswell was in the company of a Captain Johnstone of the Navy, son to Sir James on 5/1-1762 at Lord Eglintons, together with Sir James Macdonald and the Lord Advocate of Scotland. External links: Johnstone family tree - from Stirnet This article was last updated at February 07 2008 15:31:11 CET Other links of possible interest	George Johnstone (Source: "The 14th Colony--British West Florida 1763-1781" by John Appleyard and the Appleyard Agency) Other biographies that refer to George Johnstone: Miller, Thomas
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George Johnstone (1730-1787)

James Boswell The people in Boswell's life - A-E - F-J - K-O - P-T - U-Z Ancestors FAQ Trivia Bibliography Biography News Multimedia Discussion forum About this site Guide to Abbreviations Other weblinks

Biography

George Johnstone. (1730-1787) (aka. Captain Johnstone of the navy)

Son of Sir James Johnstone (1697-1772), 3rd Bart of Westerhall, Provost of Lochmaben. In 1763 Johnstone became the first British governor of British West Florida, but he was removed by King George III in 1767. MP for Cockermouth and Appleby at some time after 1767.

Life with James Boswell:

Boswell was in the company of a Captain Johnstone of the Navy, son to Sir James on 5/1-1762 at Lord Eglintons, together with Sir James Macdonald and the Lord Advocate of Scotland.

External links:

Johnstone family tree - from Stirnet

This article was last updated at February 07 2008 15:31:11 CET

Other links of possible interest

George Johnstone
(Source: "The 14th Colony--British West Florida 1763-1781" by John Appleyard and the Appleyard Agency)

Other biographies that refer to George Johnstone:

Miller, Thomas

© 2004-2008 Thomas Frandzen. Read About this site for further info and disclaimer.

Please mail comments and corrections to webmaster@jamesboswell.info

This URL was last modified: June 01 2008 22:08:34.