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About Peter Johnston, Jr.
Peter Johnston Jr. was a Virginia military officer, lawyer, politician and judge. He was raised in Prince Edward County, which he represented for many terms in the Virginia House of Delegates; he also served as that body's speaker between 1805 and 1807. During the last two decades of his life, Johnston served as judge of the southwest Virginia Circuit and resided in Abingdon.
Everything about Peter Johnston, Jr. →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- member of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- 1763
- Died
- 1831