Archibald Johnston of Wariston

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Archibald Johnston of Wariston was a prominent 17th-century Scottish lawyer and Covenanter leader who played a key role in the political and religious struggles of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Covenanter
Scottish lawyer
human
politician
arrestedIn Rouen NERFINISHED
broughtToTrialBy Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath hanging
centuryOfActivity 17th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
dateOfBirth 1611
dateOfDeath 1663-07-22
educatedAt University of Edinburgh
University of Glasgow NERFINISHED
familyName Johnston NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Presbyterian church politics
Scots law
givenName Archibald NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
Scots
mannerOfDeath execution
memberOf Committee of Estates (Scotland) NERFINISHED
English Council of State NERFINISHED
Scottish Privy Council NERFINISHED
movement Scottish Covenanters NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Lord Warriston NERFINISHED
notableEvent condemned for treason after the Restoration of Charles II
helped draft the 1638 National Covenant
helped negotiate the Solemn League and Covenant of 1643
served in the government during the English Commonwealth
notableWork drafting of the National Covenant
drafting of the Solemn League and Covenant
occupation judge
lawyer
politician
opposedTo Charles I of England NERFINISHED
Episcopalian church government in Scotland
participantIn Bishops' Wars NERFINISHED
English Civil War NERFINISHED
Scottish Civil War NERFINISHED
Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Edinburgh NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Edinburgh NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment Covenanter
Parliamentarian (English Civil War)
positionHeld Lord Advocate of Scotland NERFINISHED
Lord Clerk Register of Scotland NERFINISHED
Lord of Session
member of the Parliament of Scotland
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
supported Presbyterian church government

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National Covenant coDrafter Archibald Johnston of Wariston