About Alexander Johnston
Lived 1790 – 1844 (aged 53–54). Alexander Johnston was a British politician.
Alexander Johnston (1790 – 9 May 1844) was a Scottish Whig Party politician.
He was elected at the 1841 general election as the member of parliament (MP) for Kilmarnock Burghs, and held the seat until his death three years later, aged 53.
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British politician
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Alexander Johnston was born in 1790.
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Alexander Johnston died on 9 May 1844.
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Alexander Johnston was British.
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