George Johnstone (1764–1813)
George Johnstone (10 December 1764 – 20 November 1813)[1] was a British politician. He sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain and then in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1800 to 1813.
Johnstone was born in Pensacola, Florida. He was one of four illegitimate sons of George Johnstone, then a captain in the Royal Navy, later an admiral. His mother was Martha Ford.[2]
He was elected at a by-election in 1800 as Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Aldeburgh.[3] The following year, he bought an estate in Wales and began canvassing the borough of Hedon in Yorkshire, and topped the poll at the 1802 general election.[2] He was re-elected 3 times, facing a contest only in 1807,[2] and held the seat until his death in 1813.[1]
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)
- Stokes, Winifred; Thorne, R. G. (1986). R. Thorne (ed.). "JOHNSTONE, George (1764-1813), of Hanover Square, Mdx". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 1)
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Johnstone
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir John Aubrey, Bt Michael Angelo Taylor |
Member of Parliament for Aldeburgh March 1800 – December 1800 With: Sir John Aubrey, Bt |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain |
Member of Parliament for Aldeburgh 1801–1802 With: Sir John Aubrey, Bt |
Succeeded by Sir John Aubrey, Bt John McMahon |
| Preceded by Christopher Atkinson Saville Lionel Darell |
Member of Parliament for Hedon 1802–1813 With: Christopher Atkinson Saville to 1806 Anthony Browne from 1806 |
Succeeded by Anthony Browne John Broadhurst |