Sir Charles Johnston | |
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![]() Portrait of Johnston, ca. 1876 | |
Mayor of Wellington | |
In office 19 December 1889 – 23 December 1890 | |
Governors‑General | The Earl of Onslow The Earl of Glasgow |
Preceded by | John Duthie |
Succeeded by | Arthur Winton Brown |
14th Speaker of the Legislative Council | |
In office 1916 – 13 June 1918 | |
Preceded by | Charles Bowen |
Succeeded by | Walter Carncross |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles John Johnston 11 October 1845 Wellington, New Zealand |
Died | 13 June 1918 Karori, New Zealand | (aged 72)
Political party | Independent |
Spouse(s) | Alice, Lady Johnston |
Relations | Isaac Featherston (father-in-law) |
Children | 11 |
Parent(s) | John Johnston Henrietta Charlotte Hatton |
Sir Charles John Johnston (11 October 1845 – 13 June 1918) was a New Zealand politician. He was Mayor of Wellington in the Jubilee year and Speaker of the Legislative Council for the last three years of his life.
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Biography
He was born on 11 October 1845 in Wellington, the son of merchant John Johnston, a scion of the Johnstons of Annandale.[1] He was educated at Wellington Commercial and Grammar School, and was later educated in England. He returned to New Zealand in 1864 and entered Johnston & Co who were ship owners and merchants. A brother Walter Woods Johnston was also an MP.[2]
In 1869, Johnston was a lieutenant in the New Zealand militia. He subsequently joined the volunteers and when the Wellington Brigade formed was appointed to the rank of captain. When he moved to the active-reserve he was appointed Captain-Commandant.[3]
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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1881–1884 | 8th | Te Aro | Independent | ||
1884–1887 | 9th | Te Aro | Independent |
He represented the Te Aro electorate from 1881 to 1887, when he resigned.[4] He was a member of the Legislative Council from 1891 until his death in 1918,[5] and the Speaker from 1915 to 1918.[6] He was appointed from 22 January 1891 as one of seven new members (including Harry Atkinson himself) appointed to the council by the outgoing fourth Atkinson Ministry; a move regarded by Liberals as a stacking of the upper house against the new government.
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Johnston was married to Alice Margaret Featherston (1850–1931), daughter of Isaac Earl Featherston. Two of his eight sons were killed in action in World War I, Brigadier-General Francis Earl Johnston and Captain Octavius Featherston Johnston. Another four of his sons also served in the war - Guy, Charles, Harold, and Ian Johnston. He also had three daughters – Zoë, Alice, and Doris. Zoë was widowed on the death of her husband William Fitzgerald Levin from injuries suffered at Gallipoli, while Doris married Hon. Nigel Gathorne-Hardy, who was aide-de-camp to the Governor-General of New Zealand from 1907 to 1910.[7]
He died in Wellington on 13 June 1918 after a prolonged illness. He was to be knighted in 1918, but he died before the patent could be completed.[8]
Notes
- ^ "Death of Sir Charles Johnston". The Evening Post. Vol. XCV, no. 140. 13 June 1918. p. 8.
- ^ Ralston, Bruce. "Johnston, Walter Woods". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "Johnston, Charles John (Sir), 1845-1918". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 208.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 156.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 201681.
- ^ "[Residents and Staff] | NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Johnston, Charles John (Sir), 1845-1918". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
References
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
- No Mean City by Stuart Perry (1969, Wellington City Council) includes a paragraph and a portrait or photo for each mayor.
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