Archibald Johnston of Wariston

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Archibald Johnston of Wariston was a prominent 17th-century Scottish lawyer and Covenanter leader who played a key role in the political and religious struggles of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Covenanter
Scottish lawyer
human
politician
arrestedIn Rouen
broughtToTrialBy Scottish Parliament
causeOfDeath hanging
centuryOfActivity 17th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
dateOfBirth 1611
dateOfDeath 1663-07-22
educatedAt University of Edinburgh
University of Glasgow
familyName Johnston
fieldOfWork Presbyterian church politics
Scots law
givenName Archibald
languageSpoken English
Scots
mannerOfDeath execution
memberOf Committee of Estates (Scotland)
English Council of State
Scottish Privy Council
movement Scottish Covenanters
nobleTitle Lord Warriston
notableEvent condemned for treason after the Restoration of Charles II
helped draft the 1638 National Covenant
helped negotiate the Solemn League and Covenant of 1643
served in the government during the English Commonwealth
notableWork drafting of the National Covenant
drafting of the Solemn League and Covenant
occupation judge
lawyer
politician
opposedTo Charles I of England
Episcopalian church government in Scotland
participantIn Bishops' Wars
English Civil War
Scottish Civil War
Wars of the Three Kingdoms
placeOfBirth Edinburgh
placeOfDeath Edinburgh
politicalAlignment Covenanter
Parliamentarian (English Civil War)
positionHeld Lord Advocate of Scotland
linked to: Lord Advocate

Lord Clerk Register of Scotland
linked to: Lord Clerk Register

Lord of Session
member of the Parliament of Scotland
religion Presbyterianism
linked to: Presbyterian
supported Presbyterian church government

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National Covenant coDrafter Archibald Johnston of Wariston