William Johnston (Australian politician)

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William Johnston (1829 – 22 April 1894) was a Scottish-born Australian politician.

He was born at Montrose to stonemason David Mellison Johnston and Agnes Merrillees. He migrated to New South Wales around 1838 and became a general merchant at Clarence Town on the bank of the Williams River. On 18 October 1853 he married Mary Little, with whom he had one son. In 1877 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Williams, but he was defeated in 1880. Johnston died at Marrickville in 1894.[1]

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New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Williams
1877–1880
Abolished