Frederick William Johnston

Frederick William Johnston
Frederick William Johnston
Born	1872
Died	1947

Sir Frederick William Johnston, KCIE, CSI, ISO (1872–1947) was a colonial administrator in British India.

Life edit

He was born in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, the son of the Rev. Alexander Orrock Johnston, and was educated at Kelvinside Academy, the University of Glasgow, and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1894. He entered the Indian Civil Service in 1896.^[1]

He served as the Chief Commissioner of Balochistan in the 1920s during colonial rule,^[2] as well as the Chief Political Resident of the Persian Gulf.^[3]

References edit

^ "Johnston, Frederick William (JHNN891FW)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ Provinces of British India
^ British Residency of the Persian Gulf - World statesmen

Political offices
Preceded by Henry Beauchamp St. John	Chief Commissioner of Balochistan 15 September 1923 – 7 July 1926	Succeeded by Edmond Henry Salt James
Preceded by Lionel Berkeley Holt Haworth	Chief Political Resident of the Persian Gulf 1928–1929	Succeeded by Cyril Charles Johnson Barrett

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[1] "Johnston, Frederick William (JHNN891FW)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[2] Provinces of British India

[3] British Residency of the Persian Gulf - World statesmen

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