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John Johnston (Australian politician)

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Name
  
John Johnston


Role
  
Politician

John Johnston was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

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Electorate

John Johnston represented the electoral district of Ipswich from 12 August 1870 to 9 October 1872.

Early life

He was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1823.

Later life

He was a miner in Victoria from 1853 to 1855 and then went on to establish a business in Ipswich, Queensland. He was on the committee for the Hibernian Society. John Johnston died while still in office on 9 October 1872.

References

John Johnston (Australian politician) Wikipedia