James Johnston (merchant)
Lt.-Colonel James Johnston (25 January 1724 – 8 November 1800), J.P., was one of the earliest and principal Scottish merchants at Quebec following the fall of New France; of the firm Johnston & Purss. He was foreman of the first grand jury of the new British province of Quebec, justice of the peace, and colonel of artillery in the British militia.
Lt.-Col. James Johnston | |
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| Born | 25 January 1724 Stromness, Orkney Islands |
| Died | 8 November 1800 (aged 76) Quebec City, Lower Canada |
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