Andrew Johnston (Scottish politician)

Andrew Johnston (c. 1798 – 24 August 1862)[1][2] was an abolitionist and Whig politician in Scotland. His wife was Priscilla Buxton.

For other people named Andrew Johnston, see Andrew Johnston (disambiguation).
The burial vault for Andrew and Priscilla Johnston in Overstrand church

Life

Johnston was elected in 1831 as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Anstruther District of Burghs,[2] and when that constituency was abolished by the Reform Act 1832 he was elected at the 1832 general election for the new St Andrews District of Burghs.[3] He held that seat until he stood down from the House of Commons at the 1837 general election.[3]

He married Priscilla Buxton, the daughter of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, Bt and they had two sons and four daughters.[4] They were parents of MP Andrew Johnston and grandfather of designer Edward Johnston (the son of his younger son Fowell Buxton Johnston).[5]

References
  1. "Mr Andrew Johnston". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  2. "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "A" (part 2)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [First published 1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 560. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  4. Clare Midgley, 'Buxton, Priscilla (1808–1852)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Sept 2015 retrieved 25 June 2017
  5. Foster, J. The royal lineage of our noble and gentle families. p. 138.


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