Person Johnston; Sir; Alexander (1775 - 1849) Johnston Alexander Sir 1775 - 1849 Male England 25 April 1775 1775 London 06 March 1849 1849 Burial: Carnsalloch, Dumfriesshire

Barrister Education: Madras; Gottingen Career: Called to the Bar; Advocate General, Ceylon; Chief Justice, Ceylon (1805); returned to England (1809); went back to Ceylon and reorganised its government; returned to England (1819); Privy Councillor (1832) Honours: Kt 1809 Elder son of Samuel Johnston, brother to the Laird of Carnsalloch, and his wife Hester, daughter of Francis, Baron Napier; father of Alexander Robert Campbell-Johnston (FRS 1845) Fellow 22/11/1810 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1849 No 74 pp 881-882 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 25 Apr 1775 - 6 Mar 1849 NA2198 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes ae01c0bd-5e73-42d0-a31b-2085b2d75173