William Johnston (Australian politician)

William Johnston (1829 22 April 1894) was a Scottish-born Australian politician.

He was born at Montrose to stonemason David Mellison Johnston and Agnes Merrillees. He migrated to New South Wales around 1838 and became a general merchant at Clarence Town on the bank of the Williams River. On 18 October 1853 he married Mary Little, with whom he had one son. In 1877 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Williams, but he was defeated in 1880. Johnston died at Marrickville in 1894.[1]

References

  1. "Mr William Johnston (1829 - 1894)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
William Watson
Member for Williams
1877–1880
Abolished
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