John Johnstone (East India Company), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Scottish nabob and landowner
Date of Birth: 28-Apr-1734
Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 10-Dec-1795
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About John Johnstone (East India Company)
- John Johnstone (28 April 1734 – 10 December 1795) was a Scottish nabob, a corrupt official of the British East India Company who returned home with great wealth.
- Described as "a shrewd and unscrupulous business man", he survived several scandals and became a major landowner when he returned to Scotland in 1765. Johnstone sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1774 to 1780, having bribed his way to a victory in the Dysart Burghs.
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