| Authorised form of name | Johnston; Sir; Alexander (1775 - 1849) |
| Dates | 1775 - 1849 |
| Place of birth | England |
| Date of birth | 25 April 1775 |
| Place of death | London |
| Date of death | 06 March 1849 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Carnsalloch, Dumfriesshire |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Activity | 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
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 22/11/1810 |
| Relationships | 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) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1849 No 74 pp 881-882 |
| Code | NA2198 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| DM/1/21 | Letter from Alexander Johnston, 19 Great Cumberland Place | 10 March 1831 |
| IM/002438 | Johnston, Sir Alexander | nd |
| EC/1810/13 | Johnston, Sir Alexander: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |