Sir William Johnson

E675299

Sir William Johnson was an 18th-century British colonial official and influential superintendent of Indian affairs in North America, known for his powerful role in frontier diplomacy and settlement in what is now upstate New York.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sir William Johnson canonical 17
William Johnson 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British colonial official
baronet
human
superintendent of Indian affairs
affiliation British Indian Department
Province of New York government
awardReceived title of baronet for service in the French and Indian War
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth circa 1715
dateOfDeath 1774-07-11
ethnicGroup Anglo-Irish
familyName Johnson
fieldOfWork Indian affairs administration
colonial diplomacy
land speculation
givenName William
hasSignificantConnection Iroquois Confederacy
Mohawk Valley
Mohawk people
upstate New York
knownFor frontier diplomacy in North America
relations with the Iroquois Confederacy
role in settlement of upstate New York
service in the French and Indian War
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned English
Mohawk (Iroquoian language)
linked to: Mohawk language
militaryRank major general (provincial forces)
nobleTitle 1st Baronet Johnson
notableEvent expansion of British influence in the Mohawk Valley
negotiation of alliances with the Iroquois during the French and Indian War
notableProperty Fort Johnson estate
Johnson Hall National Historic Landmark
notableWork development of Johnson Hall
occupation colonial administrator
landowner
military officer
participantIn Battle of Lake George
French and Indian War
placeOfBirth County Meath, Ireland
linked to: County Meath
placeOfBurial Johnstown, New York
linked to: Johnstown
placeOfDeath Johnson Hall, Johnstown, New York
positionHeld Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Northern Department
member of the New York Provincial Council
religion Church of England
residence Fort Johnson
Johnson Hall
Mohawk Valley, New York
linked to: Mohawk Valley
sexOrGender male
spouse Molly Brant (common-law partner)
linked to: Molly Brant

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Johnstown, New York, United States namedAfter Sir William Johnson
Johnstown, New York, United States foundedBy Sir William Johnson
Joseph Brant associatedWith Sir William Johnson
City of Johnstown, New York foundedBy Sir William Johnson
Treaty of Niagara (1764) negotiatedBy Sir William Johnson
Treaty of Niagara (1764) mediatedBy Sir William Johnson
Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1768) negotiatedBy Sir William Johnson
Battle of Fort Niagara commander William Johnson
linked to: Sir William Johnson
Battle of Fort Niagara successorCommander William Johnson
linked to: Sir William Johnson
Battle of Lake George commander William Johnson
linked to: Sir William Johnson
Johnson Hall State Historic Site namedAfter Sir William Johnson
Treaty of Easton 1758 negotiatedBy Sir William Johnson
Molly Brant spouse Sir William Johnson
Molly Brant partnerOf Sir William Johnson
Johnson Hall builtFor Sir William Johnson
Johnson Hall formerResidenceOf Sir William Johnson
Johnson Hall namedAfter Sir William Johnson
Johnstown, New York foundedBy Sir William Johnson
subject linked to: Johnstown