Nathaniel Johnson (politician)
- Nathaniel Johnson (politician)
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Engraving of a portrait of Johnson by an unknown artist
Sir Nathaniel Johnson (born 7 April 1644, near Kibbelsworth, Durham, died 1713)[1][2] was a soldier and a Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1680–1689.[3] He was appointed governor of the Leeward Islands in 1686.[1] He travelled to the Province of Carolina in 1689, becoming its governor in 1703.[1] While governor there, he oversaw the defense of Charles Town against an attempted Franco-Spanish assault.
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Johnson, Nathaniel |
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American politician |
| Date of birth |
7 April 1644 |
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1713 |
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- 1644 births
- 1713 deaths
- People of the War of the Spanish Succession
- Members of the pre-1707 Parliament of England
- Colonial governors of South Carolina
- Colonial governors of North Carolina
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