He fathered three daughters, one of whom married David Wordsworth, a future member of the Western Australian Legislative Council. On 6 September 1942, he drowned at Black Rock, Melbourne, Victoria. Johnston owned a number of hotels in the Perth metropolitan area (including the Captain Stirling ...
The article further stated that not only had he become the sole beneficiary of his wife’s will, he had convinced Bertha’s mother to deed her house over to him. It was further revealed that his second wife, Edith Sellek, died in 1923 of pernicious anemia at the age of 39 after 16 y...
The article further stated that not only had he become the sole beneficiary of his wife’s will, he had convinced Bertha’s mother to deed her house over to him. It was further revealed that his second wife, Edith Sellek, died in 1923 of pernicious anemia at the age of 39 after 16 y...
He presided over the state convention which ratified the United States Constitution. In 1792, he accepted President George Washington's appointment to the position of minister to Britain, but was unable to win concessions regarding the impressment of American sailors. He also served as an envoy ...