Nathaniel Johnson (politician)

Engraving of a portrait of Johnson by an unknown artist

Sir Nathaniel Johnson (born 7 April 1644, near Kibbelsworth, Durham, died 1713)[1][2] was a soldier and a Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1680–1689.[3] He was appointed governor of the Leeward Islands in 1686.[1] He travelled to the Province of Carolina in 1689, becoming its governor in 1703.[1] While governor there, he oversaw the defense of Charles Town against an attempted Franco-Spanish assault.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Sir Nathaniel Johnson and his son Robert Governors of South Carolina". The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine. October 1937. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "Sir Nathaniel Johnson". Carolana. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  3. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)