Peter Johnston Jr.
Peter Johnston Jr. (1763–1831) was a Virginia lawyer, politician, and judge. He attended Hampden-Sydney College, which he left to join Lee's Legion in 1780. He served first as adjutant captain and later as brigadier general of militia. He represented Prince Edward County in the Virginia House of Delegates first in 1792–1794; his last term ended in 1811. He served as that body's Speaker from 1805 until 1807. He served as a judge on the general and superior court for the 13th district beginning in 1811.[1]
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