Sir William Johnstone, 2nd Baronet

Sir William Johnstone, 2nd Baronet (died 8 October 1727)[1] was a Scottish baronet and politician.

He was the son of Sir James Johnstone of Westerhall, a member of the pre-Union Parliament of Scotland. His mother Margaret was the daughter of John Bannatyne of Corehouse in Lanarkshire. He was the brother of Sir John Johnstone, 1st Baronet MP, to whose baronetcy he succeeded on 30 September 1711.[2]

Johnstone was a political ally of his distant relation the Earl of Annandale. In the Parliament of Scotland he was a member from 1698 to 1707 for the burgh of Annan, of which Annandale was the patron. He initially supported the Union with England, and when Annandale shifted towards opposing it, Johnstone intermittently joined him.[2]

In the House of Commons of Great Britain, he was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1708 to 1722.[2] He was the MP for Dumfries Burghs from 1708 to 1710, and from May to August 1713. From 1713 to 1715 he was MP for both Dumfries Burghs and Dumfriesshire. From 1715 to 1722 he was MP for Dumfriesshire.[2]

He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son James, who was MP for Dumfries Burghs from 1743 to 1754.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "J"
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Wilkinson, David (2002). D. Hayton; E. Cruickshanks; S. Handley, eds. "JOHNSTONE, William (d. 1727), of Sciennes (Sheenes), Edinburgh, and Westerhall (Westraw), Dumfries". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
Parliament of Great Britain
New constituency Member of Parliament for Dumfries Burghs
1708–1710 		Succeeded by
John Hutton
Preceded by
John Hutton		 Member of Parliament for Dumfries Burghs
May 1713 – 1715 		Succeeded by
Alexander Fergusson
Preceded by
James Murray		 Member of Parliament for Dumfriesshire
1713–1722 		Succeeded by
Charles Erskine
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Preceded by
John Johnstone		 Baronet
(of Westerhall)
1711–1727 		Succeeded by
James Johnstone


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