John Johnston (Australian politician)

John Johnston was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Electorate 
John Johnston represented the electoral district of Ipswich from 12 August 1870 to 9 October 1872.

Early life 
He was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1823.

Later life 
He was a miner in Victoria from 1853 to 1855 and then went on to establish a business in Ipswich, Queensland.
He was on the committee for the Hibernian Society.
John Johnston died while still in office on 9 October 1872.

References

Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Category:1823 births
Category:1872 deaths
Category:People from Queensland
Category:19th-century Australian politicians
Category:Irish emigrants to colonial Australia