Frederick William Johnston
Frederick William Johnston | |
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| 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
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