Augustus Johnston

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Augustus Johnston was a colonial-era official and attorney in Rhode Island, notably serving as the colony’s attorney general around the time of the American Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf attorney
colonial official
person
activity prosecution and representation of the Crown in legal matters in colonial Rhode Island
citizenship British subject
countryOfService Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations NERFINISHED
employer British colonial government NERFINISHED
historicalContext tensions between American colonies and Great Britain leading up to the American Revolution
jurisdiction Rhode Island NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalSystem English common law
notableFor serving as attorney general of Rhode Island around the time of the American Revolution
occupation attorney
colonial administrator
partOf British colonial administration in North America NERFINISHED
positionHeld Attorney General of the Colony of Rhode Island NERFINISHED
regionOfActivity New England NERFINISHED
timePeriod American Revolutionary period
colonial era

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Johnston, Rhode Island, United States namedAfter Augustus Johnston
subject surface form: Johnston, Rhode Island
Johnston namedAfter Augustus Johnston
subject surface form: Johnston, Rhode Island