John Johnstone (mayor)

John Johnstone
32nd Mayor of New York City
In office
1714–1719
Preceded byCaleb Heathcote
Succeeded byJacobus Van Cortlandt
Member of the New York General Assembly
In office
1709–1710
New York Provincial Council
In office
1720–1723
Preceded bySamuel Staats
Succeeded byWilliam Provost
Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly
In office
1721–1722
GovernorWilliam Burnet
Preceded byJohn Kinsey
Succeeded byWilliam Trent
Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly
In office
1725–1729
GovernorWilliam Burnet, John Montgomerie
Preceded byWilliam Trent
Succeeded byJohn Kinsey, Jr.
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the City of Perth Amboy district
In office
1710–1714
Serving with John Reid
Preceded byThomas Gordon
Succeeded byThomas Farmar
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the City of Perth Amboy district
In office
1721–1732
Serving with Andrew Redford, Samuel Leonard, Andrew Johnston
Preceded byJohn Harrison
Succeeded byAndrew Johnston
Personal details
Bornc. 1661
Ochiltree, Scotland
Died3 September 1732
Perth Amboy, Province of New Jersey, British America
SpouseEuphame Scot
RelationsDavid Johnston (grandson)
Children13 including Andrew Johnston
ProfessionDruggist, physician

John Johnstone (c. 1661 – 3 September 1732) was the 32nd Mayor of New York City from 1714 to 1719.[1]

  1. ^ Severance, Frank Hayward (1917). An Old Frontier of France: The Niagara Region and Adjacent Lakes Under French Control. Dodd, Mead. p. 298. Retrieved 28 October 2019.