Douglas Johnston

Mr Douglas Harold Johnston

Rush ID: 8478

Details

Born:
1 February 1907
Died:
18 February 1985
Birth place:
UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Barrister / Advocate
Election occupation:
Barrister / Advocate
Parentage:
Unknown
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Law Officer
Who's Who volume:
4
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
8478
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q5301665
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set
They work for you ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. JOHNSTON, Douglas (1907- ? )

Constituencies

  1. Paisley

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1948
    Date of election: 18 February 1948
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1961
    Date of exit: c. 1961
    Party: Labour
    Nature of exit: Resignation
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connection: Regional
    Notes: Exit January 1961. Exit resulted in by election. Elected as a result of a by election.

Ministerial offices

  1. Solicitor-General for Scotland 1947-1951

Higher education

  1. St John's College

    Graduated

  2. Edinburgh, University of

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Aberdeen Grammar School

Marriages

  1. Kidd, unknown

Parties

  1. Labour Member

Clubs

  1. Caledonian Club