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Born: 1 February 1907

Died: 18 February 1985

Baron Johnston - January 1961

Aberdeen Grammar School

St John's College, Oxford

Edinburgh University

October 1947

October 1951

18 February 1948	Paisley	Labour Party	27,213	56.83
18 February 1948 Douglas Johnston was Solicitor-General for Scotland.
23 February 1950	Paisley	Labour Party	29,204	56.12
25 October 1951	Paisley	Labour Party	29,570	55.37
26 May 1955	Paisley	Labour Party	26,823	56.41
8 October 1959	Paisley	Labour Party	28,519	57.30
January 1961 Appointment of Douglas Johnston as a Judge of the Court of Session - Lord Johnston.