In later life he lived at 19 Walker Street in Edinburgh’s West End.[2]
In 1922 he became official Collector of the Widows Fund.[3] In 1924 he became Deputy Keeper of the Signet, replacing Sir George Paul. He also served as a Director of the Commercial Bank of Scotland and of the Life Association of Scotland. He served as a Governor of Fettes College and of Keil College in Dumbarton. In 1933 he was the first Chairman of the newly created General Council of Solicitors. He was a member of the Royal Company of Archers (the King’s official bodyguard in Scotland).
He died on 6 October 1938. He is buried with his wife and family in Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh. The grave lies in one of the southern sections of the first northern extension.
Familyedit
In 1889 he married Alicia Christina Macpherson (d.1943).
Their daughters were Lillias Campbell Johnston OBE (1891-1978), Nora Isabel Campbell Johnston (1892-1979) and Bertha Lois Campbell Johnston (1901-1974).
^Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1860-61
^Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1911-12
^"Obituary Notices: Sir William Campbell Johnston, W.S., LL.D." (PDF). Cambridge Core. from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
^Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002(PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN0-902-198-84-X. (PDF) from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
^. Art UK. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
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william, campbell, johnston, frse, november, 1860, october, 1938, scottish, lawyer, noted, cricketer, contents, life, death, family, artistic, recognition, referenceslife, edit, nbsp, johnston, birthplace, childhood, home, heriot, edinburgh, nbsp, grave, dean,. Sir William Campbell Johnston FRSE 24 November 1860 6 October 1938 was a Scottish lawyer and noted cricketer William Campbell Johnston Contents 1 Life 2 Death 3 Family 4 Artistic Recognition 5 ReferencesLife edit nbsp Johnston s birthplace and childhood home 32 Heriot Row Edinburgh nbsp The grave of William Campbell Johnston Dean Cemetery Edinburgh He was born at 32 Heriot Row 1 in Edinburgh on 24 November 1860 the son of Henry Johnston a surgeon in the East India Company His older brothers included Henry Johnston Lord Johnston and Duncan Johnston He was sent to boarding school at Clifton College in Bristol in England He was then apprenticed as a lawyer to John Cowan and James Dalmahoy in Edinburgh becoming an official Writer to the Signet WS in 1885 In later life he lived at 19 Walker Street in Edinburgh s West End 2 In 1922 he became official Collector of the Widows Fund 3 In 1924 he became Deputy Keeper of the Signet replacing Sir George Paul He also served as a Director of the Commercial Bank of Scotland and of the Life Association of Scotland He served as a Governor of Fettes College and of Keil College in Dumbarton In 1933 he was the first Chairman of the newly created General Council of Solicitors He was a member of the Royal Company of Archers the King s official bodyguard in Scotland He received an honorary doctorate LLD in 1928 and was knighted in 1934 He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in the same year His proposers were Arthur Logan Turner James Watt Sir Ernest Wedderburn and James Hartley Ashworth 4 Death editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources William Campbell Johnston news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message He died on 6 October 1938 He is buried with his wife and family in Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh The grave lies in one of the southern sections of the first northern extension Family editIn 1889 he married Alicia Christina Macpherson d 1943 Their daughters were Lillias Campbell Johnston OBE 1891 1978 Nora Isabel Campbell Johnston 1892 1979 and Bertha Lois Campbell Johnston 1901 1974 Artistic Recognition editHis portrait by James Bell Anderson hangs in the Signet Library in Edinburgh 5 References edit Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1860 61 Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1911 12 Obituary Notices Sir William Campbell Johnston W S LL D PDF Cambridge Core Archived from the original on 2 February 2017 Retrieved 30 January 2017 Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 2002 PDF The Royal Society of Edinburgh July 2006 ISBN 0 902 198 84 X Archived PDF from the original on 24 January 2013 Retrieved 30 January 2017 Sir William Campbell Johnston James Bell Anderson 1886 1938 The Signet Library Art UK Archived from the original on 2 February 2017 Retrieved 30 January 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Campbell Johnston amp oldid 1170510370, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
