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Johnston, James, ca. 1721-1795
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ca. 1721-1795
History
JOHNSTON, JAMES, elder son of James Johnston, Secretary of State for Scotland, and his second wife Hon. Catherine Poulett, third dau. of John Poulett, 2nd Baron Poulett; b.; adm. (aged 15) Jun 1736 (Bourne's); left 1739; Magdalene Coll. Cambridge, adm. fellow commoner 19 May 1739, matr. 1740; Maj., Cadogan’s (2nd Troop) Horse Guards 1744; Lieut. -Col., Royal Horse Guards 17 Dec 1754; Brevet Col., 19 Feb 1762; Col., 4th Dragoon Guards 3 Aug 1762 – Apr 1775; Maj. -Gen., 30 Apr 1770; Col., 11th Dragoons 27 Apr 1775 – Feb 1785; Lieut. -Gen., 29 Aug 1777; Col. 2nd Dragoons, from 4 Feb 1785; Gen., 25 Oct 1793; m. 2 Mar 1746/7 Lady Charlotte Montagu, youngest dau. of George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, and his second wife; d. 24 Nov 1795.
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GB 2014
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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Users should note that the information recorded here that is not to be found in the first two volumes of the Record of Old Westminsters and its first Supplement has been assembled from various published and manuscript sources by Hugh Edmund Pagan MA FSA, and all new resulting text is his copyright, © 2014.
The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from the earliest times to 1927, Volumes 1 & 2, compiled by G. F. Russell Barker and Alan H. Stenning, London, 1928.