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Sir Frederick John William Johnstone, 8th baronet (5 August 1841 – 20 June 1913) was an English racehorse owner and Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1874 to 1885.

Johnstone was the son of Sir Frederick Johnstone, 7th Baronet and his wife Lady Louisa Craven, daughter of 1st Earl of Craven, and great-grandson of Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet,^[1]). He succeeded to the baronetcy on birth, his father having died previously. He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. He joined the Dorset Yeomanry Cavalry in 1862.^[2]

Johnstone was a close friend of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) and was named as a co-respondent in the divorce case involving Sir Charles Mordaunt and his wife, Harriet (1870) in which the Prince was called to give evidence.

At the 1874 general election Johnstone was elected Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis. He held the seat until 1885.^[3] He was a racehorse owner and his horses twice won the Epsom Derby - St. Blaise in 1883^[4] and Common in 1891.^[5] Owned a property at Westerhall, near Langholm in Dumfriesshire and it is possible that his ownership of St Blaise and Common are the reason that the annual Langholm Common Riding has, as its colours each year, the colours of that years Derby Winner Johnstone died at the age of 71.

References

^ "Salisbury and Winchester Journal, 18 September 1820" in online database [1] (subscription required) accessed 01 June 2014
^ Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
^ Chest of Books - St Blaise winner of the Derby
^ Thoroughbred Heritage - Common

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Frederick Johnstone

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Charles J. T. Hambro Henry Edwards	Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis 1874 – 1885 With: Henry Edwards	Constituency abolished

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[1] "Salisbury and Winchester Journal, 18 September 1820" in online database [1] (subscription required) accessed 01 June 2014

[Debrett-2] Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881

[3] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)

[4] Chest of Books - St Blaise winner of the Derby

[5] Thoroughbred Heritage - Common

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 '''Sir Frederick John William Johnstone, 8th baronet''' (5 August 1841 – 20 June 1913) was an English racehorse owner and [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] politician who sat in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] from 1874 to 1885.
-Johnstone was the son of [[Sir Frederick Johnstone, 7th Baronet]] and his wife Lady Louisa Craven, daughter of [[William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven (1770–1825)|1st Earl of Craven]]. He succeeded to the [[Johnstone Baronets|baronetcy]] on birth, his father having died previously. He was educated at [[Eton College]] and [[Christ Church, Oxford]]. He joined the Dorset Yeomanry Cavalry in 1862.<ref name=Debrett>[https://archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1881londuoft#page/126/mode/2up Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881]</ref>
+Johnstone was the son of [[Sir Frederick Johnstone, 7th Baronet]] and his wife Lady Louisa Craven, daughter of [[William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven (1770–1825)|1st Earl of Craven]], and great-grandson of [[Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet]],<ref>"Salisbury and Winchester Journal, 18 September 1820" in online database [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0000361%2f18200918%2f012] (subscription required) accessed 01 June 2014</ref>). He succeeded to the [[Johnstone Baronets|baronetcy]] on birth, his father having died previously. He was educated at [[Eton College]] and [[Christ Church, Oxford]]. He joined the Dorset Yeomanry Cavalry in 1862.<ref name=Debrett>[https://archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1881londuoft#page/126/mode/2up Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881]</ref>
 Johnstone was a close friend of the Prince of Wales (later King [[Edward VII]]) and was named as a co-respondent in the divorce case involving [[Sir Charles Mordaunt, 10th Baronet|Sir Charles Mordaunt]] and his wife, [[Harriet Mordaunt|Harriet]] (1870) in which the Prince was called to give evidence.