Sir Frederick Johnstone, 7th Baronet

Sir Frederick Johnstone, 7th Baronet (1810–1841) was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis from 1832 to 1835.[1] He was part of the Johnstone baronets family.

Life edit

The only son of Sir John Johnstone, 6th Baronet, he married in 1840 Lady Louisa Elizabeth Frederica Craven, only daughter of William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven. He died, after a fall from his horse, on 7 May 1841.[2]

Johnstone inherited from his father the Westerhall estate on Grenada, and was paid compensation for it under the Slave Compensation Act 1837.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ leighrayment.com Archived 10 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Anderson, William (1867). The Scottish Nation: Or, The Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland. A. Fullarton. p. 580.
  3. ^ "Sir Frederick George Johnstone 7th Bart., 1810 - 7th May 1841,Legacies of British Slavery". www.ucl.ac.uk.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
reduced to 2 seats from 1832
1832–1835
With: Fowell Buxton
Succeeded by
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Preceded by
John Johnstone
Baronet
(of Westerhall)
1811–1841
Succeeded by