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Lieutenant-Colonel George Johnston (19 March 1764 – 5 January 1823) was a British military officer who served as Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales, Australia after leading the rebellion later known as the Rum Rebellion.
When the marines were relieved in 1790 Johnston, now a captain-lieutenant, was chosen by Governor Arthur Phillip as the 'most deserving' marine officer to raise a company that would be annexed to the incoming New South Wales Corps.
Lieutenant-Colonel George Johnston (19 March 1764 – 5 January 1823)[1] was briefly Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales, Australia after leading the rebellion later known as the Rum Rebellion. Johnston was born at Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, the son of Captain George Johnston, aide-de-camp...
Lieutenant-Colonel George Johnston (19 March 1764 – 5 January 1823) was a British military officer who served as Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales, Australia after leading the rebellion later known as the Rum Rebellion.
Major George Johnston 1764-1823. Originally a lieutenant in the Marine detachment which accompanied the First Fleet in 1788, he was sent to Norfolk Island in 1790, then acted as adjutant to Governor Arthur Phillip. He transferred to the New South Wales Corps in the rank of captain in 1792 when it began to arrive to replace the Marines.
Life Summary. Name. George Johnston. Born. 19 March , 1764 Annandale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Died. 5 January , 1823 (aged 58) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Cultural Heritage. Scottish. Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Lieutenant-Colonel George Johnston (19 March 1764 – 5 January 1823) was a British military officer who served as Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales, Australia after leading the rebellion later known as the Rum Rebellion.
