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- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) abstract "George Johnstone (1730 – 24 May 1787) was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War and the American War of Independence, rising to the rank of post-captain and serving for a time as commodore of a squadron. In a multifaceted career he was also a member of Parliament, a director of the East India Company, a member of the Carlisle Peace Commission and the first Governor of West Florida from 1763 until 1767.Johnstone was born into a gentry family in 1730, and embarked on a naval career. Early in his service there occurred several incidents which revealed both positive and negative aspects of his character. He was involved in encounters with the enemy where he was praised for his bravery, and incidents where he was censured for disobedience. He rose through the ranks to his own commands and had some success with small cruisers against enemy merchants and privateers. After the end of the Seven Years' War he had made friends with several powerful figures, and was appointed Governor of West Florida. He achieved some degree of success in the delicate operations of running a new colony, but ultimately clashed with his political masters and failed to cultivate support amongst the wider sections of colonial society. Returning to Britain he became active in politics, supporting conciliatory measures for the Americans, and the removal of government interference from the affairs of the East India Company. His stance on the former led to his appointment as a member of the Carlisle Peace Commission, but he was accused of offering bribes and the Americans would have nothing to do with him.Returning to active naval service with a lucrative posting as commodore, he cruised with success off Portugal, and was then entrusted with a secret mission to capture the Cape Colony from the Dutch Republic. While en route to the Cape, he was surprised by a French force sent to thwart his goal, and though he fought it off at the Battle of Porto Praya, he allowed the French to push on and reinforce the Cape. Thwarted in his mission, he had some consolation in discovering a valuable fleet of Dutch merchants, and capturing most of them. Returning to politics in England after the war he spoke on a number of issues, but was not asked to join an administration. He became a director of the East India Company towards the end of his life, before illness forced him to retire from business and politics shortly before his death in 1787.".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) battle American_Revolutionary_War.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) battle Battle_of_Cap-Français.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) battle Battle_of_Porto_Praya.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) battle Battle_of_Saldanha_Bay_(1781).
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) battle Seven_Years_War.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) battle War_of_the_Austrian_Succession.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) birthDate "1730".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) birthPlace Dumfriesshire.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) birthPlace Scotland.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) birthYear "1730".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) deathDate "1787-05-24".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) deathPlace Bristol.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) deathPlace Hotwells.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) deathYear "1787".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) militaryCommand "*".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) relation George_Lindsay_Johnstone.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) relation John_Johnstone_(East_India_Company).
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) relation Sir_James_Johnstone,_3rd_Baronet.
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- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) relation Sir_John_Johnstone,_6th_Baronet.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) relation Sir_William_Pulteney,_5th_Baronet.
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) serviceEndYear "1744".
- George_Johnstone_(Royal_Navy_officer) serviceStartYear "1744".
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