Francis Godschall Johnson
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The Honourable Sir Francis Godschall Johnson |
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| Chief Justice of the Superior Court for the Province of Quebec | |
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In office 1889–1894 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Andrew Stuart |
| Succeeded by | Sir Louis-Napoléon Casault |
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January 1, 1817 Oakley House, Bedfordshire |
| Died | May 27, 1894 (aged 77) Quebec City |
Sir Francis Godschall Johnson (January 1, 1817 – May 27, 1894) was a Canadian office holder. He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba on April 9, 1872, but had his commission revoked before he was sworn in. In 1889, he was appointed the 4th Chief Justice of the Province of Quebec.
Born New Year's Day, 1817, at Oakley House in Bedfordshire. He was the son of Captain Godschall Johnson (1780–1859), formerly of the 10th Royal Hussars, and his wife Lucy (died 1823), daughter of Sir Cecil Bishopp (1753–1828) 8th Bt., of Parham Park, West Sussex; 12th Baron Zouche. He was a nephew of Colonel Cecil Bisshopp. Francis Johnson was educated at Harrow and afterwards at Saint-Omer and Bruges. In his early life he had the reputation of an excellent athlete, and in later life he was remembered as a renowned wit.
Johnson moved to Montreal in the 1830s, where he studied law. From 1834 to 1836, he articled under Henry Pearce Driscoll Q.C., of Montreal. He was called to the bar in 1839, and became known as a leading figure in criminal law. His career was undoubtedly helped by his bilingualism. On February 11, 1848, he was appointed a Q.C.
Politically, Johnson was a Conservative. He was elected a Vice-President of the British American League in 1849, and opposed the Rebellion Losses Bill later in the same year. He also signed the Annexation Manifesto, for which he was stripped of his Q.C. (which was not restored until 1853).
On March 4, 1856, at St John's Church, Red River, he married Mary Louisa Mills, eldest daughter of Thomas Milliken Mills of Taunton, Somerset.
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