Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet
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Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, was a British Army officer and colonial administrator from Ireland.
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Admiral Sir Peter Warren, c. 1751
William Johnson negotiating with a Mohawk chief. History of the City of New York, 1896.
General Johnson Saving a Wounded French Officer from the Tomahawk of a North American Indian by Benjamin West![Johnson, in green, is depicted in Benjamin West's iconic painting The Death of General Wolfe, although he was not present at the event.[55]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Benjamin_West_005.jpg/1280px-Benjamin_West_005.jpg)
Johnson, in green, is depicted in Benjamin West's iconic painting The Death of General Wolfe, although he was not present at the event.[55]
Johnson hosting an Iroquois conference at Johnson Hall in 1772 (painting by E. L. Henry, 1903)
Johnson Hall 2006![This mezzotint of William Johnson was published in London in 1756.[77]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Sir_William_Johnson.jpg/500px-Sir_William_Johnson.jpg)
This mezzotint of William Johnson was published in London in 1756.[77]In their orbit 7
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About this person
Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, was a British Army officer and colonial administrator from Ireland. As a young man, Johnson moved to the Province of New York to manage an estate purchased by his uncle, Royal Navy officer Peter Warren, which was located in territory of the Mohawk, one of the Six Nations of the Iroquois League, or Haudenosaunee.
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Lived 1715 to 1774 · aged 59
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