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- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) abstract "George Johnstone (1730 – 24 May 1787) was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War and the American War of Independence, rising to the rank of post-captain and serving for a time as commodore of a squadron. In a multifaceted career he was also a member of Parliament, a director of the East India Company, a member of the Carlisle Peace Commission and the first Governor of West Florida from 1763 until 1767.Johnstone was born into a gentry family in 1730, and embarked on a naval career. Early in his service there occurred several incidents which revealed both positive and negative aspects of his character. He was involved in encounters with the enemy where he was praised for his bravery, and incidents where he was censured for disobedience. He rose through the ranks to his own commands and had some success with small cruisers against enemy merchants and privateers. After the end of the Seven Years' War he had made friends with several powerful figures, and was appointed Governor of West Florida. He achieved some degree of success in the delicate operations of running a new colony, but ultimately clashed with his political masters and failed to cultivate support amongst the wider sections of colonial society. Returning to Britain he became active in politics, supporting conciliatory measures for the Americans, and the removal of government interference from the affairs of the East India Company. His stance on the former led to his appointment as a member of the Carlisle Peace Commission, but he was accused of offering bribes and the Americans would have nothing to do with him.Returning to active naval service with a lucrative posting as commodore, he cruised with success off Portugal, and was then entrusted with a secret mission to capture the Cape Colony from the Dutch Republic. While en route to the Cape, he was surprised by a French force sent to thwart his goal, and though he fought it off at the Battle of Porto Praya, he allowed the French to push on and reinforce the Cape. Thwarted in his mission, he had some consolation in discovering a valuable fleet of Dutch merchants, and capturing most of them. Returning to politics in England after the war he spoke on a number of issues, but was not asked to join an administration. He became a director of the East India Company towards the end of his life, before illness forced him to retire from business and politics shortly before his death in 1787.".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) battle American_Revolutionary_War.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) battle Battle_of_Cap-Fran%C3%A7ais.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) battle Battle_of_Porto_Praya.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) battle Battle_of_Saldanha_Bay_(1781).
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) battle Seven_Years'_War.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) battle War_of_the_Austrian_Succession.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) birthDate "1730".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) birthPlace Dumfriesshire.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) birthPlace Scotland.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) birthYear "1730".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) deathDate "1787-05-24".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) deathPlace Bristol.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) deathPlace Hotwells.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) deathYear "1787".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) militaryCommand "*".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) relation George_Lindsay_Johnstone.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) relation Sir_James_Johnstone,_3rd_Baronet.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) relation Sir_James_Johnstone,_4th_Baronet.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) relation Sir_John_Johnstone,_6th_Baronet.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) relation Sir_William_Pulteney,_5th_Baronet.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) serviceEndYear "1787".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) serviceStartYear "1744".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) thumbnail Commodore_George_Johnstone.jpg?width=300.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) viafId "27097278".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) wikiPageID "4047176".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) wikiPageRevisionID "600060208".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) after George_Sumner.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) after James_Adair_(serjeant).
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) after Philip_Honywood_(died_1785).
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) after Sir_John_Sinclair,_1st_Baronet.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) after William_Lowther,_1st_Earl_of_Lonsdale.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) after Benjamin_Bond-Hopkins.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) after John_Thomas_Ellis.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) after Ralph_Gowland.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) as "Governor of Spanish Florida".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) battles "*War of the Austrian Succession *Seven Years' War *:Battle of Cap-Français *American War of Independence *:Battle of Porto Praya *:Battle of Saldanha Bay".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) before Charles_Jenkinson,_1st_Earl_of_Liverpool.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) before George_Macartney,_1st_Earl_Macartney.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) before Manuel_de_Montiano.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) before Philip_Honywood_(died_1785).
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) before Thomas_de_Grey,_2nd_Baron_Walsingham.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) before "Fletcher Norton the younger".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) before Benjamin_Bond-Hopkins.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) before John_Harcourt.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) before John_St_John_(MP).
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) birthDate "1730".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) birthPlace Dumfriesshire.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) birthPlace Scotland.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) caption "Miniature of Commodore George Johnstone by John Bogle".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) commands "* * *".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) dateOfBirth "1730".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) dateOfDeath "1787-05-24".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) deathDate "--05-24".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) deathPlace Bristol.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) deathPlace Hotwells.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) hasPhotoCollection George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer).
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) id "lccn-n82-159054".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) imageSize "190".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) name "George Johnstone".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) name "Johnstone, George".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) nationality United_Kingdom.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) placeOfBirth "Dumfriesshire, Scotland".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) placeOfDeath Bristol.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) placeOfDeath Hotwells.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) rank Commodore_(Royal_Navy).
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) relations "*Sir James Johnstone *James Johnstone *William Johnstone *George Lindsay Johnstone *John Lowther Johnstone".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) serviceyears "1744".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) shortDescription "Royal Navy officer".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) title "Governor of British West Florida".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) title "Member of Parliament for Appleby".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) title "Member of Parliament for Cockermouth".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) title "Member of Parliament for Ilchester".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) title "Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) with Philip_Honywood_(died_1785).
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) with "Fletcher Norton 1774–1885".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) with "Hon. Thomas de Grey to 1781".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) with "Sir George Macartney to 1769".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) with "Sir James Lowther 1769–1774".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) with "Viscount Malden 1781–1784".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) with Benjamin_Bond-Hopkins.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) years "1763".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) years "1768".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) years "1774".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) years "1786".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) years "December 1780 – 1784".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) description "Royal Navy officer".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) description "Royal Navy officer".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) subject Category:1730_births.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) subject Category:1787_deaths.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) subject Category:British_MPs_1768–74.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) subject Category:British_MPs_1774–80.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) subject Category:British_MPs_1780–84.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) subject Category:British_MPs_1784–90.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) subject Category:Directors_of_the_British_East_India_Company.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) subject Category:Duellists.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) subject Category:Governors_of_British_North_America.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) subject Category:Governors_of_West_Florida.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) subject Category:Members_of_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain_for_English_constituencies.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) subject Category:People_from_Dumfries_and_Galloway.