Johnston, Warriston; Archibald
| Birth Name | Johnston, Warriston; Archibald |
| Gramps ID | I582811768 |
| Gender | male |
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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| Death | 1663-07-26 | Edinburgh - Beheaded |
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| Burial | Greyfriers Churchyard |
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| Occupation | lawyer & statesman |
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| Education | admitted advocate, 1633 |
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| Religion | Presbyterian |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Johnston, James [I582811775] | |
| Mother | Johnston, Elizabeth Craig [I582811776] | |
| Johnston, Warriston; Archibald [I582811768] |
Families
| Family of Johnston, Warriston; Archibald and Johnston, Helen Hay [F533086614] | ||
| Unknown | Partner | Johnston, Helen Hay [I582811774] |
| Narrative |
CHAN13 Sep 2003 |
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| Children |
Narrative
Name Prefix:<NPFX> Lord
knighted in 1641 by Charles I who was visiting Scotland;
1643 represented county of Edinburgh in Estates of parliament,
appointed speaker to the barons;
1646 became lord advocate, proclaiming Charles II king on Feb.
5, 1649
Mar. 10, 1649 appointed lord-clerk-register
after Battle of Dunbar, in 1650, lived in retirement;
accepted office under Cromwell and in July 1657, reappointed
lord-clerk-register
escaped to France when Cromwell resigned; outlawed on Oct. 10,
1660; condemned to death on May 15, 1661; brought back to be
prisoner in Tower in England, then in Edinburgh
hanged at the Cross without trial, July 22, 1663
Pedigree
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Johnston, James [I582811775]
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Johnston, Elizabeth Craig [I582811776]
- Johnston, Warriston; Archibald
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Johnston, Elizabeth Craig [I582811776]