Captain William Johnson (19 September 1784 – 28 March 1851) was born in Chirnside, Scotland and joined the Royal Navy as a second lieutenant on HMS Blake and retired with the title of Captain. When he entered the Navy in 1801 he dropped the "t" and "e" from his last name which was previously Johnstone. Johnson saw service in the Napoleonic Wars and retired from the RN.[1]
O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "Johnson, William" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary. John Murray – via Wikisource.
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