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Frederick William Johnston

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Frederick William Johnston
Born1872
Died1947

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

Life

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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

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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


Political offices
Preceded by Chief Commissioner of Balochistan
15 September 1923 – 7 July 1926
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Political Resident of the Persian Gulf
1928–1929
Succeeded by