Henry Alexander Munro-Butler-Johnstone (7 December 1837 – 17 October 1902) was a British author and Conservative Party politician.
Baptised as Henry Alexander Butler-Johnstone,[1] Johnstone was the son of Henry Butler-Johnstone (born Henry Butler) the grandson of the 13th Baron Dunboyne.[2]
He was educated at Eton and at Christ Church, Oxford,[2] graduating in 1861 with a first-class Bachelor of Arts degree in classics.[2] In 1862 he was elected Member of Parliament for Canterbury, a position he resigned in 1878. He was also Deputy Lieutenant for Ross-shire, and in 1875 published the book The Eastern Question.[1]
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Preceded by Sir William Somerville Henry Butler-Johnstone |
Member of Parliament for Canterbury 1862–1878 With: Sir William Somerville 1862–1865 John Walter Huddleston 1865–1868 Theodore Brinckman 1868–1874 Lewis Ashurst Majendie 1874–1878 |
Succeeded by Lewis Ashurst Majendie Alfred Gathorne-Hardy |