George Johnston, Scottish-Australian colonel and politician, Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales (born 1764)

George Johnston (Royal Marines officer)

Royal Marines officer and colonial administrator (1764–1823)

Lieutenant-Colonel George Johnston was a Royal Marines officer and colonial administrator who served as the Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales from 1794 to 1795 and again from 1806 to 1808. After serving in the American War of Independence, he served in the East Indies…

Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales

The lieutenant-governor of New South Wales is a government position in the state of New South Wales, Australia, acting as a deputy to the governor of New South Wales. The office was first created in October 1786, before the arrival of the First Fleet, to act as a deputy to the…

January 5

Day of the year

January 5 is the fifth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 360 days remain until the end of the year.