Background
Ethnicity:
Johnston's ancestry was Scottish, English, Welsh, and Scots-Irish.
Johnston, John Warfield was born on September 9, 1818 in Panicello, near Abingdon, Virginia, United States.
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John JOHNSTON
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Johnston near the end of his life
John Warfield JOHNSTON
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Johnston and Nicketti Buchanan Floyd had twelve children, one of whom was Dr. George Ben Johnston, prominent physician in Richmond who is credited with the first antiseptic operation performed in Virginia. Both the Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon and the Johnston-Willis Hospital in Richmond are named after him.
Education
Johnston attended Abingdon Academy, South Carolina College at Columbia, and the law department of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville
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Religion
He was converted after the marriage
Membership
Member Va; member United States Senate (Conservative) from Va.
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Born
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Died
February 27, 1889 (aged 70) -
Resting place
Wytheville, Virginia, United States -
Nationality
United States -
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Religion
Catholic -
Political Party
United States Senator
Career
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November, 1844 - November, 1846
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November, 1846 - November, 1848