Robert Johnson | |
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| Governor of South Carolina | |
| In office 1717 – December 21, 1719 | |
| Monarch | George I |
| Preceded by | Robert Daniell |
| Succeeded by | James Moore Jr. |
| In office December 15, 1730 – May 3, 1735 | |
| Monarch | George II |
| Preceded by | Arthur Middleton |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Broughton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1682 Province of South Carolina |
| Died | 1735 (aged 52–53) Charlestown, Province of South Carolina |
| Occupation | Colonial administrator |
| Nickname | Rojo |
Robert Johnson (1682–1735) served as the governor of South Carolina from 1717 to 1719 and from 1729 to 1735. Johnson ordered Colonel William Rhett to engage the notorious pirate Stede Bonnet's sloops in the Battle of Cape Fear River with the Charleston Militia on sea in 1718. His grandson was South Carolina Senator Ralph Izard.