John Johnston (Nova Scotia politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn Johnston (Nova Scotia politician)
lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia
Date of Birth: 
About John Johnston (Nova Scotia politician)
- John Johnston (January 31, 1790 – July 11, 1836) was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia.
- He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1829 to 1836.
- His surname also appears as Johnstone. He was born in Kingston, Jamaica, the son of William Martin Johnston and Elizabeth Lichtenstein.
- He married Laura Stevenson there in 1823 and settled in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, where he set up a law practice.
- He was elected to the provincial assembly in an 1829 by-election held after Thomas Chandler Haliburton was appointed a judge.
- His wife died in a bedroom fire soon after he was elected.
- Johnston later married Mary Kelly.
- Johnston died at Falmouth, Nova Scotia after taking a sea voyage on the advice of his physician. His younger brother James William Johnston served as premier of Nova Scotia.
Read more at Wikipedia