Johnson, Sir William
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...1715 74, British colonial leader in America, b. Co. Meath, Ireland. He settled...1754) he helped formulate British policy toward native peoples, and he was made (1755) superintendent...establishing the centralized control over natives and fur traders that he desired, he...