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 Northenden, 1866–76 : Archdeacon of Chester, 1871–6 : D.D., Oxford and Durham : Bishop of Calcutta and Metropolitan in India, 1876–98 : during this time the Episcopate in India was extended from four to ten sees : he had a great capacity for administration, and devoted his attention largely to the organization of the Church in India, establishing Provincial Episcopal Synods, Diocesan Conferences and Councils, etc.

JOHNSON, SIR EDWIN BEAUMONT (1825–1893)

Son of Sir Henry Allen Johnson, Bart. : born July 4, 1825 : educated at Addiscombe : went to India in the Bengal Artillery in 1842 : rose to be Lt-General, and General, 1877 : Colonel Commandant, R.A., 1890 : was in the Satlaj campaign, in the Artillery, at Firozshahr and Sobraon : in the Panjab campaign at Ramnagar, Chihanwala, and Gujarat, and in the pursuit of the Sikhs and Afghans : Brevet-Major : was A.D.C. to the C. in C. in 1855, and A.A.G. of Artillery in Oudh : in the mutiny was with Archdale Wilson at the actions on the Hindun and at Badli-ka-Sarai, and at the siege and assault of Delhi : at the siege and capture of Lucknow : Brevet-Lt-Colonel : C.B. : Assistant Military Secretary for Indian affairs at the. Horse Guards,' 1865 : Q.M.G., in India, 1873 : Member of the Council of India, 1874 : K.C.B., 1875 : Military Member of the Supreme Council in India, 1877–80 : C.I.E., 1878 : Director-General of Military Education at the War Office, 1884–6 : G.C.B., 1887 : died June 18, 1893.

JOHNSON, FRANCES (1725–1812)

Born April 10, 1725 : daughter of Edward Crook, Governor of Fort St. David : married, (1st) in 1738, Parry Purple Templer (d. 1743) : (2nd) James Altham, B.C.S. who died of smallpox, 12 days after the marriage : (3rd) William Watts, Senior Member of Council, and appointed Governor of Calcutta : when he was Chief of Murshidabad, in 1756, they were both placed in custody, but protected by the Nawab's mother, who sent Mrs. Watts to Chandernagore and afterwards procured Watts' release. Their eldest daughter, Amelia, married (1769) Charles Jenkinson, first Earl of Liverpool, father of the Prime Minister, the second Earl. Watts died in England. Mrs. Watts returned to Bengal, 1769, and married (4th) June 1, 1774, the Rev. William Johnson, a Chaplain of the Presidency of Fort William : he finally left India in Feb. 1788. She remained in Calcutta till her death, Feb. 3, 1812 : "the oldest British resident in Bengal, universally beloved, respected and revered." The Governor-General and high officials attended her funeral. The Duke of Welhngton talked ol having known her. She "abounded in anecdote," "had a strong understanding" : was known as "the old Begam," dispensing a dignified hospitality, her mansion being one of the most popular rendezvous.

JOHNSON, FRANCIS (1795–1876)

Born 1795 : learnt Arabic and Sanskrit at Rome : Assistant Oriental Pro- fessor at Haileybury, 1824, and Professor from 1823, teaching Sanskrit, Bengali and Telugu : brought out the third edition of Richardson's Persian-Arabic dictionary, 1829, and a new edition, greatly revised and enlarged, in his own name, in 1852 : which he continued to revise : was strongest in Arabic : edited the Gulistan in 1863 : in Sanskrit he published the Hitopadesa, selections from the Mahabharata, and the Meghaduta, and assisted H. H. Wilson (q.v.) in completing his Sanskrit grammar : resigned his Professorship in 1855 : died at Hertford, Jan. 29, 1876.

JOHNSTONE, CHARLES (1719?–1800?)

Born in Limerick county about 1719 : educated at Dublin University : called to the bar : took to literature : wrote 1760–5, a novel, Chrysal : or, the Adventures of a Guinea, which made a sensation : werit to India in 1782, shipwrecked on the way : at Calcutta acquired a fortune : became joint proprietor of a newspaper in Bengal, and contributed regularly to the periodical press under the nom de plume of Oneiropolos : wrote other novels : died in 1800 in Calcutta, though the place of his death has been disputed.

JOHNSTONE, SIR JAMES (1841–1895)

Born Feb. 9, 1841 : son of Dr. James Johnstone, F.R.C.P. : educated at the Birmingham Grammar School and Gosport : entered the Bengal Army, 1858 : Maj-General, 1804 : in the Trans-Gogra force